"Where Is Here?" by Joyce Carol Oates Quiz, Analysis Worksheet, and Vocabulary Games

Facilitate reading comprehension and sharpen literary craft analysis skills with this bundle of activities and assessments covering Joyce Carol Oates' Gothic short story "Where Is Here?" A plot-based quiz, a close reading worksheet, a vocabulary definitions handout, a vocabulary application activity, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive bundle option is available.) By engaging with these materials, students will:

• Read for literal comprehension

• Consult reference materials to learn and verify word meanings as needed

• Choose the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences

• Infer the intended effects of the author's word choices and narrative techniques

• Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop

• Make rational predictions about the protagonist's future behavior

• Apply knowledge of literary devices including ambiguity, euphemism, foreshadowing, symbolism, and more

• Support claims and inferences with relevant evidence and sound reasoning

• Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision

• Come to class better prepared to discuss literature

Resources are available for teaching short stories of various genres:

• Christmas Fiction - Google and printable

• Coming-of-Age Fiction - Google and printable

• Fantasy - Google and printable

• Horror - Google and printable

• Psychological Fiction - Google and printable

• Science Fiction - Google and printable

• Thematic Short Story Unit on Fear and Curiosity - Google and printable

* This resource is also included in a whole store growing bundle.