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"A Chaparral Christmas Gift" by O. Henry | Winter Holiday Reading Activities for High School

$8.10 $9.00

Assess reading comprehension, support vocabulary development, and facilitate analytical thinking with this set of activities covering O. Henry's short story "A Chaparral Christmas Gift." A plot-based quiz, a close reading analysis worksheet, a vocabulary application activity, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, the public domain narrative, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive option is available.) By engaging with these activities and assessments, students will:

  • Define words and phrases as they are used in the text.

  • Locate, identify, and analyze a wide range of devices (e.g., euphemism, hyperbole, idiom, meiosis, onomatopoeia, personification, punning language, red herring, verbal irony, and more)

  • Analyze the meaning of the Spanish term frío, connecting it to the Frio Kid’s characterization

  • Evaluate tone in dialogue (e.g., "Why don't you go and surrender to the sheriff?")

  • Analyze the intended effect of a key simile, which blends prairie imagery with emotional atmosphere.

  • Explore how the author develops irony, particularly as it relates to the narrative's resolution

  • Identify the story's central theme, providing direct textual evidence that supports the theme

Synopsis:

  • A jealous cowboy seeks vengeance against the woman who rejected him and the man she married on Christmas Day.

Resources are available for teaching short stories of various genres:

* This resource is also included in a whole store growing bundle.

Assess reading comprehension, support vocabulary development, and facilitate analytical thinking with this set of activities covering O. Henry's short story "A Chaparral Christmas Gift." A plot-based quiz, a close reading analysis worksheet, a vocabulary application activity, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, the public domain narrative, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive option is available.) By engaging with these activities and assessments, students will:

  • Define words and phrases as they are used in the text.

  • Locate, identify, and analyze a wide range of devices (e.g., euphemism, hyperbole, idiom, meiosis, onomatopoeia, personification, punning language, red herring, verbal irony, and more)

  • Analyze the meaning of the Spanish term frío, connecting it to the Frio Kid’s characterization

  • Evaluate tone in dialogue (e.g., "Why don't you go and surrender to the sheriff?")

  • Analyze the intended effect of a key simile, which blends prairie imagery with emotional atmosphere.

  • Explore how the author develops irony, particularly as it relates to the narrative's resolution

  • Identify the story's central theme, providing direct textual evidence that supports the theme

Synopsis:

  • A jealous cowboy seeks vengeance against the woman who rejected him and the man she married on Christmas Day.

Resources are available for teaching short stories of various genres:

* This resource is also included in a whole store growing bundle.

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Assess reading comprehension, support vocabulary development, and facilitate analytical thinking with this set of activities covering O. Henry's short story "A Chaparral Christmas Gift." A plot-based quiz, a close reading analysis worksheet, a vocabulary application activity, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, the public domain narrative, and answer keys are provided.

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