Death by Scrabble by Charlie Fish
Lesson plans and teaching resources

Text of the story.

Text of the story. Adobe Reader required.

Text of the story and 5 learning activities with emphasis on vocabulary and analysis.

This lesson plan focuses on a theme of cheating explored through the short story "Death by Scrabble," a brief creative writing activity, and a YouTube video (5:22) on cheating in high school. Word processor required.

Prereading with practice making predictions. Additional practice with comprehension, inferences, plot structure, types of conflict, and point of view. Word processor required for access.

Activities here include discussion questions and vocabulary practice.