Life As We Knew It Close Reading Analysis Worksheets and Answer Keys Bundle
Challenge middle and high school students to push beyond basic reading comprehension and exercise close reading analysis skills while engaging with Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer. Given the objective nature of the multiple choice questions, each close reading activity is rigorous enough for students to find deeper meaning in the novel, yet convenient enough for teachers to quickly and efficiently gather data on their students' textual analysis skills. Included are twenty-one close reading worksheets, addressing meaningful passages from every chapter, and answer keys. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive bundle option is available.) By the end of the novel, students will:
Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
Define complex words as they are used in the text
Isolate examples of figurative language
Explain the intended effect of figurative language in context
Explore how complex characters think, behave, develop, and interact
Compare and contrast Miranda's childhood with her mother's
Apply knowledge of literary devices including idiom, pun, metaphor, simile, alliteration, allusion, onomatopoeia, cliché, euphemism, paradox, hyperbole, epiphany, juxtaposition, personification, foreshadowing, symbolism, situational irony, verbal irony, and dramatic irony
Determine the tone of given passages
Examine a significant shift in narrative tone
Discern the functions of given passages
Identify several narrative techniques that contribute to the development of suspense
Explore a range of relevant themes
Cite relevant textual evidence in support of claims
Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision
Materials are available for teaching a variety of young adult and dystopian novels:
Challenge middle and high school students to push beyond basic reading comprehension and exercise close reading analysis skills while engaging with Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer. Given the objective nature of the multiple choice questions, each close reading activity is rigorous enough for students to find deeper meaning in the novel, yet convenient enough for teachers to quickly and efficiently gather data on their students' textual analysis skills. Included are twenty-one close reading worksheets, addressing meaningful passages from every chapter, and answer keys. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive bundle option is available.) By the end of the novel, students will:
Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
Define complex words as they are used in the text
Isolate examples of figurative language
Explain the intended effect of figurative language in context
Explore how complex characters think, behave, develop, and interact
Compare and contrast Miranda's childhood with her mother's
Apply knowledge of literary devices including idiom, pun, metaphor, simile, alliteration, allusion, onomatopoeia, cliché, euphemism, paradox, hyperbole, epiphany, juxtaposition, personification, foreshadowing, symbolism, situational irony, verbal irony, and dramatic irony
Determine the tone of given passages
Examine a significant shift in narrative tone
Discern the functions of given passages
Identify several narrative techniques that contribute to the development of suspense
Explore a range of relevant themes
Cite relevant textual evidence in support of claims
Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision
Materials are available for teaching a variety of young adult and dystopian novels:
Challenge middle and high school students to push beyond basic reading comprehension and exercise close reading analysis skills while engaging with Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer. Given the objective nature of the multiple choice questions, each close reading activity is rigorous enough for students to find deeper meaning in the novel, yet convenient enough for teachers to quickly and efficiently gather data on their students' textual analysis skills. Included are twenty-one close reading worksheets, addressing meaningful passages from every chapter, and answer keys. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive bundle option is available.) By the end of the novel, students will:
Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
Define complex words as they are used in the text
Isolate examples of figurative language
Explain the intended effect of figurative language in context
Explore how complex characters think, behave, develop, and interact
Compare and contrast Miranda's childhood with her mother's
Apply knowledge of literary devices including idiom, pun, metaphor, simile, alliteration, allusion, onomatopoeia, cliché, euphemism, paradox, hyperbole, epiphany, juxtaposition, personification, foreshadowing, symbolism, situational irony, verbal irony, and dramatic irony
Determine the tone of given passages
Examine a significant shift in narrative tone
Discern the functions of given passages
Identify several narrative techniques that contribute to the development of suspense
Explore a range of relevant themes
Cite relevant textual evidence in support of claims
Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision
Materials are available for teaching a variety of young adult and dystopian novels:
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Challenge middle and high school students to push beyond basic reading comprehension and exercise close reading analysis skills while engaging with Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer. Given the objective nature of the multiple choice questions, each close reading activity is rigorous enough for students to find deeper meaning in the novel, yet convenient enough for teachers to quickly and efficiently gather data on their students' textual analysis skills. Included are twenty-one close reading worksheets, addressing meaningful passages from every chapter, and answer keys.