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:

• 1984 by George Orwell - Google and printable

• Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card - Google and printable

• Feed by M.T. Anderson - Google and printable

• Frankenstein by Mary Shelley - Google and printable

• Science Fiction Short Stories - Google and printable

• The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells - Google and printable