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"The Festival" by H.P. Lovecraft | Fall and Winter Short Story Activities for High School
Assess reading comprehension, support vocabulary development, and facilitate analytical thinking with this set of activities covering H.P. Lovecraft's short story "The Festival," a tale set during the Christmas season with a Halloween atmosphere. 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.
Recognize literary devices in a complex text (e.g., allusion, ambiguity, onomatopoeia, oxymoron, personification, simile, and more).
Infer the intended effect of the author's word choices (e.g., "gangrenous glare" and "Tartarean leagues").
Analyze the role characters play in creating tension in the mind of the protagonist.
Trace the protagonist's transformation from exposition to resolution.
Explore techniques Lovecraft used to create an atmosphere of horror (e.g., the juxtaposition of familiar objects and descriptions that suggest something is amiss).
Express a complete thematic statement, supporting claims with relevant textual evidence.
Synopsis:
Heeding an ancient family summons, a narrator travels to the old town of Kingsport for a forbidden Yuletide festival, only to discover a terrifying, non-human rite in subterranean caverns, an experience later dismissed by doctors as delirium after he is found in the harbor.
Resources are available for teaching short stories of various genres:
* This resource is also included in a whole store growing bundle.
Assess reading comprehension, support vocabulary development, and facilitate analytical thinking with this set of activities covering H.P. Lovecraft's short story "The Festival," a tale set during the Christmas season with a Halloween atmosphere. 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.
Recognize literary devices in a complex text (e.g., allusion, ambiguity, onomatopoeia, oxymoron, personification, simile, and more).
Infer the intended effect of the author's word choices (e.g., "gangrenous glare" and "Tartarean leagues").
Analyze the role characters play in creating tension in the mind of the protagonist.
Trace the protagonist's transformation from exposition to resolution.
Explore techniques Lovecraft used to create an atmosphere of horror (e.g., the juxtaposition of familiar objects and descriptions that suggest something is amiss).
Express a complete thematic statement, supporting claims with relevant textual evidence.
Synopsis:
Heeding an ancient family summons, a narrator travels to the old town of Kingsport for a forbidden Yuletide festival, only to discover a terrifying, non-human rite in subterranean caverns, an experience later dismissed by doctors as delirium after he is found in the harbor.
Resources are available for teaching short stories of various genres:
* This resource is also included in a whole store growing bundle.
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Assess reading comprehension, support vocabulary development, and facilitate analytical thinking with this set of activities covering H.P. Lovecraft's short story "The Festival," a tale set during the Christmas season with a Halloween atmosphere. 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.