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              "The Black Cat" by Edgar Allan Poe Quiz, Close Reading Worksheets, and Vocabulary Games
Evaluate general reading comprehension, facilitate vocabulary development, and sharpen critical thinking and literary craft analysis skills with this bundle of materials for teaching Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Black Cat." A plot-based quiz, a close reading worksheet, a literary craft analysis activity, a vocabulary application exercise, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, the narrative, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive bundle option is available.) By engaging with these materials, students will:
- Read for literal comprehension 
- Utilize dictionaries to ensure knowledge of word meanings 
- Discern 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 function of a given excerpt 
- Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop 
- Apply knowledge of literary devices including alliteration, anaphora, hubris, hyperbaton, paradox, and simile 
- Conduct brief research on Roman mythology to discern and articulate why the name Pluto carries symbolic value 
- 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 
This resource may facilitate small-group discussions in which students decode language and pose/respond to questions relating to plot, broad topics, and character development. Using this resource for structured guidance, students will improve their ability to present information, conclusions, and supporting textual evidence clearly and convincingly.
Resources are available for teaching short stories of various genres:
Evaluate general reading comprehension, facilitate vocabulary development, and sharpen critical thinking and literary craft analysis skills with this bundle of materials for teaching Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Black Cat." A plot-based quiz, a close reading worksheet, a literary craft analysis activity, a vocabulary application exercise, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, the narrative, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive bundle option is available.) By engaging with these materials, students will:
- Read for literal comprehension 
- Utilize dictionaries to ensure knowledge of word meanings 
- Discern 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 function of a given excerpt 
- Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop 
- Apply knowledge of literary devices including alliteration, anaphora, hubris, hyperbaton, paradox, and simile 
- Conduct brief research on Roman mythology to discern and articulate why the name Pluto carries symbolic value 
- 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 
This resource may facilitate small-group discussions in which students decode language and pose/respond to questions relating to plot, broad topics, and character development. Using this resource for structured guidance, students will improve their ability to present information, conclusions, and supporting textual evidence clearly and convincingly.
Resources are available for teaching short stories of various genres:
 
          
          
        
         
          
          
        
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Evaluate general reading comprehension, facilitate vocabulary development, and sharpen critical thinking and literary craft analysis skills with this bundle of materials for teaching Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Black Cat." A plot-based quiz, a close reading worksheet, a literary craft analysis activity, a vocabulary application exercise, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, the narrative, and answer keys are provided.
