The Dead and the Gone by Susan Beth Pfeffer Close Reading Worksheets Bundle

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Prepare students to go beyond general reading comprehension and develop critical thinking skills for high school with this bundle of close reading analysis worksheets covering Susan Beth Pfeffer's dystopian young adult fiction novel The Dead and the Gone, the sequel to Life As We Knew It. Six activities are included, each addressing a meaningful passage from a range of chapters (2, 5, 8, 9, 13, and 19). Answer keys are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive bundle option is available.) By engaging with these close reading activities, students will:

  • Identify what the text states explicitly as well as implicitly

  • Discern the intended effects of the author's word choices and narrative techniques

  • Describe tone in context

  • Determine the purposes of given passages

  • Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop

  • Compare and contrast characters

  • Discern the function of a particular character (Kevin) in context

  • Apply knowledge of literary devices including dramatic irony, metaphor, oxymoron, onomatopoeia, personification, simile, situational irony, symbolism, and more

  • Consider themes in context

  • Conduct research on a relevant topic (Yellowstone Caldera)

  • 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 serve as the basis for 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.

Materials are available for teaching many young adult and dystopian novels:

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Prepare students to go beyond general reading comprehension and develop critical thinking skills for high school with this bundle of close reading analysis worksheets covering Susan Beth Pfeffer's dystopian young adult fiction novel The Dead and the Gone, the sequel to Life As We Knew It. Six activities are included, each addressing a meaningful passage from a range of chapters (2, 5, 8, 9, 13, and 19). Answer keys are included.

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