A borrowed necklace and a single night of luxury cost Mathilde Loisel ten years of her life in Guy de Maupassant's classic study of vanity and irony. This secondary resource guides students through the short story alongside TWR sentence- and paragraph-level activities that build evidence-based writing while sharpening their analysis of irony, characterization, symbolism, and theme. The paragraph task guides students to explain how Mathilde's pride leads to choices that ultimately cost her everything. Classroom-ready and easy to implement, this resource enriches literary analysis without added planning. Additional short story resources are available on MyTWR Tools.