To Kill a Mockingbird Close Reading Analysis Worksheets Bundle with Answer Keys
Challenge middle and high school students to push beyond basic reading comprehension and exercise close reading analysis skills while engaging with To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Given the objective nature of the multiple choice questions, each close reading activity is rigorous enough for students to find deeper meaning in the novel, yet convenient enough for teachers to quickly and efficiently gather data on their students' textual analysis skills. In addition to helping students gain deeper understanding of the material and greater confidence in their ability to read and comprehend complex texts, this resource helps prepare students for standardized testing scenarios.
Included are thirty-one close reading worksheets (one per chapter) and answer keys. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive bundle option is available.)
By the end of the novel, students will have performed the following tasks:
Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
Discern the meaning of complex words and phrases in context
Analyze nuances in words with similar meanings
Choose the best synonyms to replace words or phrases without changing meaning
Analyze the author's stylistic choices and how they influence the reader
Determine the greater significance of given details
Examine plot developments from a historical perspective
Explore cause-and-effect relationships
Examine how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
Make informed predictions about character behavior
Apply knowledge of literary devices including dialect, metaphor, simile, personification, hyperbole, allusion, symbolism, dramatic irony, verbal irony, situational irony, and more
Determine the tone of given passages
Discern the functions of given passages
Conduct brief research on the Great Depression's influence on common Halloween practices, especially in the South
Consider theme in relation to plot developments
Support claims with sound reasoning and relevant textual evidence
Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision
Resources are available for teaching a variety of classic texts:
Challenge middle and high school students to push beyond basic reading comprehension and exercise close reading analysis skills while engaging with To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Given the objective nature of the multiple choice questions, each close reading activity is rigorous enough for students to find deeper meaning in the novel, yet convenient enough for teachers to quickly and efficiently gather data on their students' textual analysis skills. In addition to helping students gain deeper understanding of the material and greater confidence in their ability to read and comprehend complex texts, this resource helps prepare students for standardized testing scenarios.
Included are thirty-one close reading worksheets (one per chapter) and answer keys. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive bundle option is available.)
By the end of the novel, students will have performed the following tasks:
Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
Discern the meaning of complex words and phrases in context
Analyze nuances in words with similar meanings
Choose the best synonyms to replace words or phrases without changing meaning
Analyze the author's stylistic choices and how they influence the reader
Determine the greater significance of given details
Examine plot developments from a historical perspective
Explore cause-and-effect relationships
Examine how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
Make informed predictions about character behavior
Apply knowledge of literary devices including dialect, metaphor, simile, personification, hyperbole, allusion, symbolism, dramatic irony, verbal irony, situational irony, and more
Determine the tone of given passages
Discern the functions of given passages
Conduct brief research on the Great Depression's influence on common Halloween practices, especially in the South
Consider theme in relation to plot developments
Support claims with sound reasoning and relevant textual evidence
Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision
Resources are available for teaching a variety of classic texts:
Challenge middle and high school students to push beyond basic reading comprehension and exercise close reading analysis skills while engaging with To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Given the objective nature of the multiple choice questions, each close reading activity is rigorous enough for students to find deeper meaning in the novel, yet convenient enough for teachers to quickly and efficiently gather data on their students' textual analysis skills. In addition to helping students gain deeper understanding of the material and greater confidence in their ability to read and comprehend complex texts, this resource helps prepare students for standardized testing scenarios.
Included are thirty-one close reading worksheets (one per chapter) and answer keys. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive bundle option is available.)
By the end of the novel, students will have performed the following tasks:
Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
Discern the meaning of complex words and phrases in context
Analyze nuances in words with similar meanings
Choose the best synonyms to replace words or phrases without changing meaning
Analyze the author's stylistic choices and how they influence the reader
Determine the greater significance of given details
Examine plot developments from a historical perspective
Explore cause-and-effect relationships
Examine how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
Make informed predictions about character behavior
Apply knowledge of literary devices including dialect, metaphor, simile, personification, hyperbole, allusion, symbolism, dramatic irony, verbal irony, situational irony, and more
Determine the tone of given passages
Discern the functions of given passages
Conduct brief research on the Great Depression's influence on common Halloween practices, especially in the South
Consider theme in relation to plot developments
Support claims with sound reasoning and relevant textual evidence
Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision
Resources are available for teaching a variety of classic texts:
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Challenge middle and high school students to push beyond basic reading comprehension and exercise close reading analysis skills while engaging with To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Given the objective nature of the multiple choice questions, each close reading activity is rigorous enough for students to find deeper meaning in the novel, yet convenient enough for teachers to quickly and efficiently gather data on their students' textual analysis skills.