"Pickman's Model" by H.P. Lovecraft Quiz, Analysis Worksheet, and Vocabulary Games
Facilitate reading comprehension and sharpen literary analysis skills with this bundle of activities and assessments covering H.P. Lovecraft's scary short story "Pickman's Model." A plot-based quiz, close reading inference worksheet, vocabulary definitions handout, vocabulary application exercise, crossword puzzle, word search game, and answer keys are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google option is available.) Students will practice and demonstrate the following essential ELA skills:
Choosing the most proper application of challenging words as they are used in sentences
Identifying literary devices such as metaphor, personification, hyperbole, foreshadowing, and onomatopoeia.
Analyzing tone and mood through close reading of character dialogue and narration.
Making logical inferences based on historical context (1920s setting and post-World War I experiences).
Evaluating thematic development.
Identifying the story's dominant conflict.
Analyzing author's purpose and attitude toward the arts through textual evidence.
Comparing literature and visual art, connecting Lovecraft's imagery to works by Francisco Goya.
Explaining narrative techniques that create immediacy, suspense, and emotional impact.
"Pickman's Model" explores supernatural and psychological horror through the lens of a man who is invited to behold the secret and morbid paintings of a mysterious artist. Lovecraft's excellent sensory description brings an underground setting and monstrous beings to life, and his allusions to macabre artists (Goya and Fuseli) and historical events and figures (Salem with trials and Cotton Mather) contribute to the story's ominous tone. Thus, "Pickman's Model" makes for a compelling addition to a scary short story unit for high school, especially during the Halloween season.
Resources are available for teaching short stories of various genres:
Facilitate reading comprehension and sharpen literary analysis skills with this bundle of activities and assessments covering H.P. Lovecraft's scary short story "Pickman's Model." A plot-based quiz, close reading inference worksheet, vocabulary definitions handout, vocabulary application exercise, crossword puzzle, word search game, and answer keys are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google option is available.) Students will practice and demonstrate the following essential ELA skills:
Choosing the most proper application of challenging words as they are used in sentences
Identifying literary devices such as metaphor, personification, hyperbole, foreshadowing, and onomatopoeia.
Analyzing tone and mood through close reading of character dialogue and narration.
Making logical inferences based on historical context (1920s setting and post-World War I experiences).
Evaluating thematic development.
Identifying the story's dominant conflict.
Analyzing author's purpose and attitude toward the arts through textual evidence.
Comparing literature and visual art, connecting Lovecraft's imagery to works by Francisco Goya.
Explaining narrative techniques that create immediacy, suspense, and emotional impact.
"Pickman's Model" explores supernatural and psychological horror through the lens of a man who is invited to behold the secret and morbid paintings of a mysterious artist. Lovecraft's excellent sensory description brings an underground setting and monstrous beings to life, and his allusions to macabre artists (Goya and Fuseli) and historical events and figures (Salem with trials and Cotton Mather) contribute to the story's ominous tone. Thus, "Pickman's Model" makes for a compelling addition to a scary short story unit for high school, especially during the Halloween season.
Resources are available for teaching short stories of various genres:
Facilitate reading comprehension and sharpen literary analysis skills with this bundle of activities and assessments covering H.P. Lovecraft's scary short story "Pickman's Model." A plot-based quiz, close reading inference worksheet, vocabulary definitions handout, vocabulary application exercise, crossword puzzle, word search game, and answer keys are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google option is available.) Students will practice and demonstrate the following essential ELA skills:
Choosing the most proper application of challenging words as they are used in sentences
Identifying literary devices such as metaphor, personification, hyperbole, foreshadowing, and onomatopoeia.
Analyzing tone and mood through close reading of character dialogue and narration.
Making logical inferences based on historical context (1920s setting and post-World War I experiences).
Evaluating thematic development.
Identifying the story's dominant conflict.
Analyzing author's purpose and attitude toward the arts through textual evidence.
Comparing literature and visual art, connecting Lovecraft's imagery to works by Francisco Goya.
Explaining narrative techniques that create immediacy, suspense, and emotional impact.
"Pickman's Model" explores supernatural and psychological horror through the lens of a man who is invited to behold the secret and morbid paintings of a mysterious artist. Lovecraft's excellent sensory description brings an underground setting and monstrous beings to life, and his allusions to macabre artists (Goya and Fuseli) and historical events and figures (Salem with trials and Cotton Mather) contribute to the story's ominous tone. Thus, "Pickman's Model" makes for a compelling addition to a scary short story unit for high school, especially during the Halloween season.
Resources are available for teaching short stories of various genres:
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Facilitate reading comprehension and sharpen literary analysis skills with this bundle of activities and assessments covering H.P. Lovecraft's scary short story "Pickman's Model." A plot-based quiz, close reading inference worksheet, vocabulary definitions handout, vocabulary application exercise, crossword puzzle, word search game, and answer keys are included.