"The Donkey" Quiz, Analysis Worksheet, and Vocabulary Games | Grimm's Fairy Tale Activities

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Evaluate reading comprehension, support vocabulary development, and sharpen literary analysis skills with these activities and assessments for "The Donkey" a Grimm's fairy tale centering on themes of resilience and the idea that appearances are often deceptive. A plot-based quiz, close reading worksheet, vocabulary application exercise, crossword puzzle, word search, the short story, 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:

  • Identify what the text states explicitly as well as implicitly

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

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

  • Apply knowledge of literary devices including alliteration, dramatic irony, simile, and situational irony

  • Articulate a relevant theme

  • Explore the motif of the guest-host relationship

  • 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, support vocabulary development, and sharpen literary analysis skills with these activities and assessments for "The Donkey" a Grimm's fairy tale centering on themes of resilience and the idea that appearances are often deceptive. A plot-based quiz, close reading worksheet, vocabulary application exercise, crossword puzzle, word search, the short story, 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:

  • Identify what the text states explicitly as well as implicitly

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

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

  • Apply knowledge of literary devices including alliteration, dramatic irony, simile, and situational irony

  • Articulate a relevant theme

  • Explore the motif of the guest-host relationship

  • 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, support vocabulary development, and sharpen literary analysis skills with these activities and assessments for "The Donkey" a Grimm's fairy tale centering on themes of resilience and the idea that appearances are often deceptive. A plot-based quiz, close reading worksheet, literary elements activity, vocabulary application exercise, crossword puzzle, word search, the short story, and answer keys are provided.