Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton Close Reading Analysis Worksheets Bundle
Challenge high school students to go beyond general reading comprehension and sharpen their critical thinking and literary craft analysis skills with seven close reading inference activities covering Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton. Each worksheet addresses meaningful passages from each iteration of the novel: chapter 4 ("New York"), chapter 10 ("Hammond"), chapter 20 ("Control"), chapter 32 ("Nedry"), chapter 46 ("Tyrannosaur"), chapter 48 ("Return"), and chapter 52 ("Destroying the World"). 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 close reading activities, students will do the following:
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, sentence structures, and narrative techniques
Describe tone in context
Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
Apply knowledge of literary devices including dramatic irony, foreshadowing, hyperbole, metaphor, personification, simile, situational irony, symbolism, and more
Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision
Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence
Come to class better prepared to discuss works of fiction
Consider using these resources as in-class group review activities. They may facilitate deeper conversations about characters, plot developments, and literary craft.
Additional resources for teaching science fiction are available:
Challenge high school students to go beyond general reading comprehension and sharpen their critical thinking and literary craft analysis skills with seven close reading inference activities covering Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton. Each worksheet addresses meaningful passages from each iteration of the novel: chapter 4 ("New York"), chapter 10 ("Hammond"), chapter 20 ("Control"), chapter 32 ("Nedry"), chapter 46 ("Tyrannosaur"), chapter 48 ("Return"), and chapter 52 ("Destroying the World"). 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 close reading activities, students will do the following:
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, sentence structures, and narrative techniques
Describe tone in context
Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
Apply knowledge of literary devices including dramatic irony, foreshadowing, hyperbole, metaphor, personification, simile, situational irony, symbolism, and more
Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision
Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence
Come to class better prepared to discuss works of fiction
Consider using these resources as in-class group review activities. They may facilitate deeper conversations about characters, plot developments, and literary craft.
Additional resources for teaching science fiction are available:
Challenge high school students to go beyond general reading comprehension and sharpen their critical thinking and literary craft analysis skills with seven close reading inference activities covering Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton. Each worksheet addresses meaningful passages from each iteration of the novel: chapter 4 ("New York"), chapter 10 ("Hammond"), chapter 20 ("Control"), chapter 32 ("Nedry"), chapter 46 ("Tyrannosaur"), chapter 48 ("Return"), and chapter 52 ("Destroying the World"). 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 close reading activities, students will do the following:
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, sentence structures, and narrative techniques
Describe tone in context
Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
Apply knowledge of literary devices including dramatic irony, foreshadowing, hyperbole, metaphor, personification, simile, situational irony, symbolism, and more
Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision
Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence
Come to class better prepared to discuss works of fiction
Consider using these resources as in-class group review 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 high school students to go beyond general reading comprehension and sharpen their critical thinking and literary craft analysis skills with seven close reading inference activities covering Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton. Each worksheet addresses meaningful passages from each iteration of the novel: chapter 4 ("New York"), chapter 10 ("Hammond"), chapter 20 ("Control"), chapter 32 ("Nedry"), chapter 46 ("Tyrannosaur"), chapter 48 ("Return"), and chapter 52 ("Destroying the World"). Answer keys are included.