"Polaris" by H.P. Lovecraft Quiz, Analysis Worksheet, and Vocabulary Games
Evaluate reading comprehension, facilitate college readiness vocabulary development, and sharpen literary craft analysis skills with this bundle of activities and assessments covering H.P. Lovecraft's short story "Polaris," a piece featuring many compelling elements for high school students: a narrator of questionable sanity, a dreamscape setting, the conflict between imagination and reality, and more. A plot-based quiz, a close reading worksheet, a vocabulary application activity, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, the public domain narrative, 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:
Read for literal comprehension
Consult reference materials to learn and verify word meanings as needed
Choose the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences
Infer the intended effects of the author's word choices and narrative techniques
Describe tone in context
Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
Apply knowledge of literary devices including hyperbaton, sibilance, callback, and personification
Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence
Write about fiction with clarity, accuracy, and precision
Come to class better prepared to discuss literature
Resources are available for teaching short stories of various genres:
Evaluate reading comprehension, facilitate college readiness vocabulary development, and sharpen literary craft analysis skills with this bundle of activities and assessments covering H.P. Lovecraft's short story "Polaris," a piece featuring many compelling elements for high school students: a narrator of questionable sanity, a dreamscape setting, the conflict between imagination and reality, and more. A plot-based quiz, a close reading worksheet, a vocabulary application activity, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, the public domain narrative, 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:
Read for literal comprehension
Consult reference materials to learn and verify word meanings as needed
Choose the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences
Infer the intended effects of the author's word choices and narrative techniques
Describe tone in context
Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
Apply knowledge of literary devices including hyperbaton, sibilance, callback, and personification
Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence
Write about fiction with clarity, accuracy, and precision
Come to class better prepared to discuss literature
Resources are available for teaching short stories of various genres:
Evaluate reading comprehension, facilitate college readiness vocabulary development, and sharpen literary craft analysis skills with this bundle of activities and assessments covering H.P. Lovecraft's short story "Polaris," a piece featuring many compelling elements for high school students: a narrator of questionable sanity, a dreamscape setting, the conflict between imagination and reality, and more. A plot-based quiz, a close reading worksheet, a vocabulary application activity, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, the public domain narrative, 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:
Read for literal comprehension
Consult reference materials to learn and verify word meanings as needed
Choose the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences
Infer the intended effects of the author's word choices and narrative techniques
Describe tone in context
Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
Apply knowledge of literary devices including hyperbaton, sibilance, callback, and personification
Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence
Write about fiction with clarity, accuracy, and precision
Come to class better prepared to discuss literature
Resources are available for teaching short stories of various genres:
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Evaluate reading comprehension, facilitate college readiness vocabulary development, and sharpen literary craft analysis skills with this bundle of activities and assessments covering H.P. Lovecraft's short story "Polaris," a piece featuring many compelling elements for high school students: a narrator of questionable sanity, a dreamscape setting, the conflict between imagination and reality, and more. A plot-based quiz, a close reading worksheet, a vocabulary application activity, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, the public domain narrative, and answer keys are provided.