The Handmaid's Tale Quiz, Close Reading, Research Project, and Test Bundle
This low-prep bundle covering The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood contains all the formative and summative assessments teachers need to promote collaborative discussions, evaluate general reading comprehension, support the development of close reading analysis skills, and facilitate student research on a range of topics related to women's history and human rights. Included are plot-based quizzes, vocabulary development activities, close reading analysis worksheets, research project materials, an end-of-unit test, and answer keys. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive bundle option is available.) Students will have opportunities to perform the following tasks:
Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
Explore differences and nuances in word meanings
Discern tone in context
Discern the intended effect of the author's language and narrative techniques
Consider the greater significance of given details
Discern the functions of given passages and chapters
Explore how characters think, behave, develop, and interact
Compare and contrast characters
Apply knowledge of literary devices such as metaphor, simile, allusion, pun, anaphora, portmanteau, euphemism, ambiguity, situational irony, and dramatic irony
Explore themes in context
Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence
Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision
Develop successful methods of recording information
Evaluate the credibility of nonfiction texts, taking into consideration readability, date, relevance, expertise, and bias
Organize information in a cohesive manner, using a note-taking system that includes summary, paraphrasing, and quoted material
Deliver a formal presentation on any one of a variety of topics related to women's history, human rights, and/or the novel
Materials are available for a range of dystopian texts:
Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer - Google and printable
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood - Google and printable
* This resource is also included in a whole store growing bundle.
