The War of the Worlds Quizzes, Inference Worksheets, Vocabulary Games, Research Project, and Test
This low-prep bundle covering The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells 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 relevant topics. Included are five multiple choice quizzes, six close reading analysis worksheets, research project materials, a variety of vocabulary games and activities, 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:
Engage in collaborative discussions about characters, conflicts, themes, and more
Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
Define challenging words and phrases as they are used in the text
Examine nuances in words with similar meanings
Discern the greater significance and intended effects of given details
Consider historical context when answering questions about plot
Make logical inferences about the author's thinking in context
Discern the tone of given excerpts
Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
Apply knowledge of literary devices including metaphor, simile, personification, onomatopoeia, and more
Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant textual evidence
Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision
Articulate connections between a research topic and the assigned novel
Develop successful methods of recording information
Evaluate the credibility of nonfiction texts, taking into consideration readability, date, relevance, expertise, and bias
Apply conventions of MLA formatting
Correctly site resources to avoid plagiarism
Organize information in a cohesive manner, using a note-taking system that includes summary, paraphrasing, and quoted material
Analyze, synthesize, and integrate information, generating a thoughtfully comprehensive report, free of generalities and redundancies
Present information in a formal, coherent manner
Materials are available for a range of dystopian and science fiction texts:
This low-prep bundle covering The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells 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 relevant topics. Included are five multiple choice quizzes, six close reading analysis worksheets, research project materials, a variety of vocabulary games and activities, 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:
Engage in collaborative discussions about characters, conflicts, themes, and more
Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
Define challenging words and phrases as they are used in the text
Examine nuances in words with similar meanings
Discern the greater significance and intended effects of given details
Consider historical context when answering questions about plot
Make logical inferences about the author's thinking in context
Discern the tone of given excerpts
Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
Apply knowledge of literary devices including metaphor, simile, personification, onomatopoeia, and more
Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant textual evidence
Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision
Articulate connections between a research topic and the assigned novel
Develop successful methods of recording information
Evaluate the credibility of nonfiction texts, taking into consideration readability, date, relevance, expertise, and bias
Apply conventions of MLA formatting
Correctly site resources to avoid plagiarism
Organize information in a cohesive manner, using a note-taking system that includes summary, paraphrasing, and quoted material
Analyze, synthesize, and integrate information, generating a thoughtfully comprehensive report, free of generalities and redundancies
Present information in a formal, coherent manner
Materials are available for a range of dystopian and science fiction texts:
This low-prep bundle covering The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells 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 relevant topics. Included are five multiple choice quizzes, six close reading analysis worksheets, research project materials, a variety of vocabulary games and activities, 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:
Engage in collaborative discussions about characters, conflicts, themes, and more
Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
Define challenging words and phrases as they are used in the text
Examine nuances in words with similar meanings
Discern the greater significance and intended effects of given details
Consider historical context when answering questions about plot
Make logical inferences about the author's thinking in context
Discern the tone of given excerpts
Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
Apply knowledge of literary devices including metaphor, simile, personification, onomatopoeia, and more
Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant textual evidence
Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision
Articulate connections between a research topic and the assigned novel
Develop successful methods of recording information
Evaluate the credibility of nonfiction texts, taking into consideration readability, date, relevance, expertise, and bias
Apply conventions of MLA formatting
Correctly site resources to avoid plagiarism
Organize information in a cohesive manner, using a note-taking system that includes summary, paraphrasing, and quoted material
Analyze, synthesize, and integrate information, generating a thoughtfully comprehensive report, free of generalities and redundancies
Present information in a formal, coherent manner
Materials are available for a range of dystopian and science fiction texts: