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"The Christmas Ghost" | Winter Holiday Reading Quiz and Activities | Short Story

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Assess reading comprehension, support vocabulary development, and facilitate analytical thinking with this set of activities covering Mary E. Wilkins Freeman's holiday-themed short story "The Christmas Ghost." A plot-based quiz, a close reading analysis 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 option is available.) By engaging with these activities and assessments, students will:

  • Define words and phrases as they are used in the text.

  • Identify key elements of Gothic literature (e.g., the isolated setting and emotionally intense phrasing).

  • Consider how the author builds suspense (e.g., ambiguous phrasing, misdirection, etc.).

  • Interpret the symbolism of the Atlantic waves, connecting their turbulent motion to aspects of the protagonist's life.

  • Infer meanings of historical or archaic expressions (e.g., "love-cracked").

  • Recognize literary devices in a complex text (e.g., ambiguity, metaphor, oxymoron, red herring, and more).

  • Analyze the author's use of foreshadowing (e.g., Thomas's disappearance).

  • Draw logical inferences about characters (e.g., Jane's psychological state).

Plot summary:

  • "The Christmas Ghost," a story of reconciliation, centers on a solitary woman with a long-held grudge who is unexpectedly aided during a time of need by a mysterious "Christmas Ghost," who turns out to be an important figure from the protagonist's past.

Resources are available for teaching short stories of various genres:

Assess reading comprehension, support vocabulary development, and facilitate analytical thinking with this set of activities covering Mary E. Wilkins Freeman's holiday-themed short story "The Christmas Ghost." A plot-based quiz, a close reading analysis 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 option is available.) By engaging with these activities and assessments, students will:

  • Define words and phrases as they are used in the text.

  • Identify key elements of Gothic literature (e.g., the isolated setting and emotionally intense phrasing).

  • Consider how the author builds suspense (e.g., ambiguous phrasing, misdirection, etc.).

  • Interpret the symbolism of the Atlantic waves, connecting their turbulent motion to aspects of the protagonist's life.

  • Infer meanings of historical or archaic expressions (e.g., "love-cracked").

  • Recognize literary devices in a complex text (e.g., ambiguity, metaphor, oxymoron, red herring, and more).

  • Analyze the author's use of foreshadowing (e.g., Thomas's disappearance).

  • Draw logical inferences about characters (e.g., Jane's psychological state).

Plot summary:

  • "The Christmas Ghost," a story of reconciliation, centers on a solitary woman with a long-held grudge who is unexpectedly aided during a time of need by a mysterious "Christmas Ghost," who turns out to be an important figure from the protagonist's past.

Resources are available for teaching short stories of various genres:

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Assess reading comprehension, support vocabulary development, and facilitate analytical thinking with this set of activities covering Mary E. Wilkins Freeman's holiday-themed short story "The Christmas Ghost." A plot-based quiz, a close reading analysis worksheet, a vocabulary application activity, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, the public domain narrative, and answer keys are provided.

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