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"Fitcher's Bird" Quiz, Analysis Worksheet, and Vocabulary Activities | Brothers Grimm Fairy Tale

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Assess reading comprehension, support vocabulary development, and facilitate analytical thinking with these activities covering the dark Grimm's fairy tale "Fitcher's Bird," a short story in which a young woman must outwit her murderous captor. A plot-based quiz, a close reading analysis worksheet, a vocabulary application activity, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, the short story, and answer keys are provided. 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:

  • Bolster vocabulary skills.

  • Summarize key details (e.g., the steps the third sister takes to escape and defeat the wizard).

  • Read a given passage closely to discern a character's dominant personality trait.

  • Identify a detail that proves the third sister demonstrates foresight.

  • Determine the main function of a given detail (e.g., "when the eldest daughter came out and was just reaching him a piece of bread, he did but touch her, and she was forced to jump into his basket").

  • Make an evidence-based inference about the authors' beliefs.

  • Apply knowledge of literary devices to the text (e.g., metaphor, personification, simile, and situational irony).

  • Explore the symbolism associated with the egg.

  • Support claims and inferences with relevant textual evidence.

Plot synopsis:

  • A sorcerer kidnaps a young woman, hides her away in a distant cottage, and forbids her from entering a room that contains a grisly secret. After the hostage discovers what the room contains, she must outwit her captor to escape.

Resources are available for teaching short stories of various genres:

Assess reading comprehension, support vocabulary development, and facilitate analytical thinking with these activities covering the dark Grimm's fairy tale "Fitcher's Bird," a short story in which a young woman must outwit her murderous captor. A plot-based quiz, a close reading analysis worksheet, a vocabulary application activity, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, the short story, and answer keys are provided. 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:

  • Bolster vocabulary skills.

  • Summarize key details (e.g., the steps the third sister takes to escape and defeat the wizard).

  • Read a given passage closely to discern a character's dominant personality trait.

  • Identify a detail that proves the third sister demonstrates foresight.

  • Determine the main function of a given detail (e.g., "when the eldest daughter came out and was just reaching him a piece of bread, he did but touch her, and she was forced to jump into his basket").

  • Make an evidence-based inference about the authors' beliefs.

  • Apply knowledge of literary devices to the text (e.g., metaphor, personification, simile, and situational irony).

  • Explore the symbolism associated with the egg.

  • Support claims and inferences with relevant textual evidence.

Plot synopsis:

  • A sorcerer kidnaps a young woman, hides her away in a distant cottage, and forbids her from entering a room that contains a grisly secret. After the hostage discovers what the room contains, she must outwit her captor to escape.

Resources are available for teaching short stories of various genres:

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Assess reading comprehension, support vocabulary development, and facilitate analytical thinking with these activities covering the dark Grimm's fairy tale "Fitcher's Bird," a short story in which a young woman must outwit her murderous captor. A plot-based quiz, a close reading analysis worksheet, a vocabulary application activity, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, the short story, and answer keys are provided.