"The Gift of the Magi" and "The Necklace" are two short stories with a lot in common, and a lot of differences as well. This short story unit is designed to help students uncover those as they come up with an overall theme that covers them both. Students will need to do close reading, critical thinking, collaboration, speaking, listening, and writing. It's a great unit to work on many language arts skills -- and to teach your students valuable lessons about love and sacrifice as well. In this pa