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H.P. Lovecraft's Short Stories - Quizzes and Analysis Activities (Volume 4)
This short story bundle includes vocabulary games, comprehension quizzes, and close reading inference worksheets to ensure high school students can read with a purpose and exercise critical thinking and literary analysis skills. Four narratives, each written by H.P. Lovecraft, are featured: "The Lurking Fear," "From Beyond," "Beyond the Wall of Sleep," and "The Moon Bog." Answer keys and copies of the public domain texts are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive option is available.) By engaging with these activities, students will:
Read for literal comprehension
Utilize dictionaries to ensure knowledge of word meanings
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
Determine the functions of given passages
Describe tone in context
Examine how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
Apply knowledge of literary devices including dramatic irony, foreshadowing, situational irony, and more
Consider themes in context
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:
This short story bundle includes vocabulary games, comprehension quizzes, and close reading inference worksheets to ensure high school students can read with a purpose and exercise critical thinking and literary analysis skills. Four narratives, each written by H.P. Lovecraft, are featured: "The Lurking Fear," "From Beyond," "Beyond the Wall of Sleep," and "The Moon Bog." Answer keys and copies of the public domain texts are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive option is available.) By engaging with these activities, students will:
Read for literal comprehension
Utilize dictionaries to ensure knowledge of word meanings
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
Determine the functions of given passages
Describe tone in context
Examine how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
Apply knowledge of literary devices including dramatic irony, foreshadowing, situational irony, and more
Consider themes in context
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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This short story bundle includes vocabulary games, comprehension quizzes, and close reading inference worksheets to ensure high school students can read with a purpose and exercise critical thinking and literary analysis skills. Four narratives, each written by H.P. Lovecraft, are featured: "The Lurking Fear," "From Beyond," "Beyond the Wall of Sleep," and "The Moon Bog."