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"The Witch's Cat" by Manly Wade Wellman | Fantasy Story Quiz & Worksheets | Halloween English Activities

$8.10 $9.00

This bundle covers the short story "The Witch's Cat" by Manly Wade Wellman, a narrative involving an enigmatic animal, supernatural folklore, and witchcraft in a rural setting—making it ideal for Gothic literature units and the Halloween season. A reading comprehension quiz, literary analysis activity, vocabulary worksheet, crossword puzzle, word search game, copy of the narrative, and answer keys are included. By engaging with these materials, students will:

  • Bolster vocabulary skills.

  • Determine the function of a given paragraph.

  • Make an evidence-based inference about the narrator's background.

  • Infer the intended effects of figurative language (e.g., "hooked and sharp as the beak of a buzzard" and "as to being feared and hated, that was meat and drink").

  • Apply knowledge of literary devices (e.g., colloquialism, epiphany, personification, and more).

  • Discern the greater significance of a given detail (e.g., the symbolism associated with an object).

  • Conduct research on allusions made in the text (e.g., John Howard Payne and the North Berwick witch trials).

  • Articulate how the narrative defies the conventions of a standard witch tale.

  • Support claims with relevant textual evidence (e.g., claims related to one character's attitude toward another).

The materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive option is available.)

Resources are available for teaching short stories of various genres:

This bundle covers the short story "The Witch's Cat" by Manly Wade Wellman, a narrative involving an enigmatic animal, supernatural folklore, and witchcraft in a rural setting—making it ideal for Gothic literature units and the Halloween season. A reading comprehension quiz, literary analysis activity, vocabulary worksheet, crossword puzzle, word search game, copy of the narrative, and answer keys are included. By engaging with these materials, students will:

  • Bolster vocabulary skills.

  • Determine the function of a given paragraph.

  • Make an evidence-based inference about the narrator's background.

  • Infer the intended effects of figurative language (e.g., "hooked and sharp as the beak of a buzzard" and "as to being feared and hated, that was meat and drink").

  • Apply knowledge of literary devices (e.g., colloquialism, epiphany, personification, and more).

  • Discern the greater significance of a given detail (e.g., the symbolism associated with an object).

  • Conduct research on allusions made in the text (e.g., John Howard Payne and the North Berwick witch trials).

  • Articulate how the narrative defies the conventions of a standard witch tale.

  • Support claims with relevant textual evidence (e.g., claims related to one character's attitude toward another).

The materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive option is available.)

Resources are available for teaching short stories of various genres:

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