Ender's Game Close Reading Analysis Worksheets Bundle with Answer Keys
Challenge middle and high school students to move beyond surface-level comprehension with this bundle of close reading analysis worksheets covering Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. From applying knowledge of literary devices to making inferences about the author's intentions, readers will be supported by sets of rigorous questions complementing the text. Answer keys are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive bundle option is available.) By engaging with these materials, students will do the following:
Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
Define challenging words and phrases as they are used in the text
Examine nuances in words with similar meanings
Discern the greater significance and intended effects of given details
Consider historical context when answering questions about plot
Make logical inferences about the author's thinking in context
Discern the tone of given excerpts
Determine the function of a given chapter
Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
Compare and contrast characters (Ender and Peter)
Apply knowledge of literary devices including symbolism, personification, simile, metaphor, epiphany, pun, foreshadowing, invective, euphemism, allusion, paradox, ambiguity, anaphora, rhetorical questioning, situational irony, verbal irony, and dramatic irony
Explore themes in context
Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant textual evidence
Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision
Consider using these resources as in-class group activities. They may facilitate deeper conversations about characters, plot developments, and literary craft.
Additional resources for teaching science fiction are available:
Challenge middle and high school students to move beyond surface-level comprehension with this bundle of close reading analysis worksheets covering Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. From applying knowledge of literary devices to making inferences about the author's intentions, readers will be supported by sets of rigorous questions complementing the text. Answer keys are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive bundle option is available.) By engaging with these materials, students will do the following:
Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
Define challenging words and phrases as they are used in the text
Examine nuances in words with similar meanings
Discern the greater significance and intended effects of given details
Consider historical context when answering questions about plot
Make logical inferences about the author's thinking in context
Discern the tone of given excerpts
Determine the function of a given chapter
Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
Compare and contrast characters (Ender and Peter)
Apply knowledge of literary devices including symbolism, personification, simile, metaphor, epiphany, pun, foreshadowing, invective, euphemism, allusion, paradox, ambiguity, anaphora, rhetorical questioning, situational irony, verbal irony, and dramatic irony
Explore themes in context
Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant textual evidence
Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision
Consider using these resources as in-class group activities. They may facilitate deeper conversations about characters, plot developments, and literary craft.
Additional resources for teaching science fiction are available:
Challenge middle and high school students to move beyond surface-level comprehension with this bundle of close reading analysis worksheets covering Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. From applying knowledge of literary devices to making inferences about the author's intentions, readers will be supported by sets of rigorous questions complementing the text. Answer keys are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive bundle option is available.) By engaging with these materials, students will do the following:
Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
Define challenging words and phrases as they are used in the text
Examine nuances in words with similar meanings
Discern the greater significance and intended effects of given details
Consider historical context when answering questions about plot
Make logical inferences about the author's thinking in context
Discern the tone of given excerpts
Determine the function of a given chapter
Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
Compare and contrast characters (Ender and Peter)
Apply knowledge of literary devices including symbolism, personification, simile, metaphor, epiphany, pun, foreshadowing, invective, euphemism, allusion, paradox, ambiguity, anaphora, rhetorical questioning, situational irony, verbal irony, and dramatic irony
Explore themes in context
Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant textual evidence
Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision
Consider using these resources as in-class group activities. They may facilitate deeper conversations about characters, plot developments, and literary craft.
Additional resources for teaching science fiction are available:
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Challenge middle and high school students to move beyond surface-level comprehension with this bundle of close reading analysis worksheets covering Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. From applying knowledge of literary devices to making inferences about the author's intentions, readers will be supported by sets of rigorous questions complementing the text. Answer keys are included.