"A Ghost" by Guy de Maupassant Quiz, Analysis Worksheet, and Vocabulary Games
Facilitate reading comprehension and sharpen literary analysis skills with this bundle of activities and assessments covering Guy de Maupassant's Halloween-appropriate short story "A Ghost." A plot-based quiz, close reading inference worksheet, vocabulary definitions handout, vocabulary application exercise, crossword puzzle, word search game, and answer keys are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google option is available.) Students will practice and demonstrate the following essential ELA skills:
Making inferences about setting and theme using textual evidence.
Identifying literary devices such as hyperbole, personification, and irony.
Analyzing characterization, including contrasts between rational thought and supernatural encounters.
Evaluating author's purpose, considering why Maupassant portrays the supernatural as something not necessarily to be feared.
Recognizing foreshadowing and how it builds suspense.
Exploring theme development, particularly humanity's desire for certainty and clear understanding.
Supporting claims with textual evidence, preparing students for advanced literature courses and college-level analysis.
Resources are available for teaching short stories of various genres:
Facilitate reading comprehension and sharpen literary analysis skills with this bundle of activities and assessments covering Guy de Maupassant's Halloween-appropriate short story "A Ghost." A plot-based quiz, close reading inference worksheet, vocabulary definitions handout, vocabulary application exercise, crossword puzzle, word search game, and answer keys are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google option is available.) Students will practice and demonstrate the following essential ELA skills:
Making inferences about setting and theme using textual evidence.
Identifying literary devices such as hyperbole, personification, and irony.
Analyzing characterization, including contrasts between rational thought and supernatural encounters.
Evaluating author's purpose, considering why Maupassant portrays the supernatural as something not necessarily to be feared.
Recognizing foreshadowing and how it builds suspense.
Exploring theme development, particularly humanity's desire for certainty and clear understanding.
Supporting claims with textual evidence, preparing students for advanced literature courses and college-level analysis.
Resources are available for teaching short stories of various genres:
Facilitate reading comprehension and sharpen literary analysis skills with this bundle of activities and assessments covering Guy de Maupassant's Halloween-appropriate short story "A Ghost." A plot-based quiz, close reading inference worksheet, vocabulary definitions handout, vocabulary application exercise, crossword puzzle, word search game, and answer keys are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google option is available.) Students will practice and demonstrate the following essential ELA skills:
Making inferences about setting and theme using textual evidence.
Identifying literary devices such as hyperbole, personification, and irony.
Analyzing characterization, including contrasts between rational thought and supernatural encounters.
Evaluating author's purpose, considering why Maupassant portrays the supernatural as something not necessarily to be feared.
Recognizing foreshadowing and how it builds suspense.
Exploring theme development, particularly humanity's desire for certainty and clear understanding.
Supporting claims with textual evidence, preparing students for advanced literature courses and college-level analysis.
Resources are available for teaching short stories of various genres:
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Facilitate reading comprehension and sharpen literary analysis skills with this bundle of activities and assessments covering Guy de Maupassant's Halloween-appropriate short story "A Ghost." A plot-based quiz, close reading inference worksheet, vocabulary definitions handout, vocabulary application exercise, crossword puzzle, word search game, and answer keys are included.