The Adventures of Ulysses Close Reading Analysis Worksheets Bundle

Challenge middle and high school students to go beyond basic reading comprehension, sharpen critical thinking skills, and engage in literary craft analysis with this set of close reading inference worksheets covering several passages from The Adventures of Ulysses by Bernard Evslin. Each activity is rigorous enough for students to find deeper meaning in the novel, yet convenient enough for teachers to quickly gather data pertaining to textual analysis skills. Seven worksheets are provided, as well as answer keys. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive bundle option is available.) By the end of the novel, students will:

• Read for literal comprehension

• Consult reference materials to learn and verify word meanings as needed

• Infer the intended effects of the author's word choices and narrative techniques

• Describe tone in context

• Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop

• Compare and contrast characters

• Apply knowledge of various literary devices including foreshadowing, personification, simile, epiphany, understatement, symbolism, situational irony, and dramatic irony

• Explore themes in context

• Come to class better prepared to discuss works of fiction

Consider using these resources as in-class group activities. They may facilitate deeper conversations about characters, plot developments, and literary craft.

Materials are available for teaching a variety of suspenseful novels:

• Dracula by Bram Stoker - Google and printable

• Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers - Google and printable

• Frankenstein by Mary Shelley - Google and printable

• Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer - Google and printable

• Lord of the Flies by William Golding - Google and printable

• The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien - Google and printable