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"With All Flags Flying" by Anne Tyler Quiz, Close Reading Worksheet, and Vocabulary Activities

$7.20 $8.00

Ideal for American Literature courses and short story units highlighting themes of family and independence, these activities and assessments cover "With All Flags Flying" by Anne Tyler. A reading comprehension quiz, literary analysis worksheet, vocabulary application activity, crossword puzzle, word search game, and answer keys are included. 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:

  • Bolster vocabulary skills.

  • Explore the deeper meaning behind the story's title.

  • Make evidence-based inferences (e.g., how the protagonist feels toward aging, what the motorcycle ride suggests about the protagonist's characterization, why the protagonist is especially fond of Francie, etc.).

  • Apply knowledge of literary devices (e.g., assonance, metaphor, onomatopoeia, oxymoron, personification, simile, and more).

  • Discern the intended effect of figurative language in context (e.g., "watching the tail of Clara's car flash as sharp and hard as a jewel" and "her usual self except for the unexplainable presence of her other hand in [her grandfather's], tight as wire").

  • Support claims and inferences with relevant textual evidence.

Plot synopsis:

  • An elderly man wishes to enter a retirement home, rejecting sincere offers to live out his life in his daughter's home. The narrative highlights the natural human desire to maintain one's independence despite one's advanced age.

Resources are available for teaching short stories of various genres:

Ideal for American Literature courses and short story units highlighting themes of family and independence, these activities and assessments cover "With All Flags Flying" by Anne Tyler. A reading comprehension quiz, literary analysis worksheet, vocabulary application activity, crossword puzzle, word search game, and answer keys are included. 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:

  • Bolster vocabulary skills.

  • Explore the deeper meaning behind the story's title.

  • Make evidence-based inferences (e.g., how the protagonist feels toward aging, what the motorcycle ride suggests about the protagonist's characterization, why the protagonist is especially fond of Francie, etc.).

  • Apply knowledge of literary devices (e.g., assonance, metaphor, onomatopoeia, oxymoron, personification, simile, and more).

  • Discern the intended effect of figurative language in context (e.g., "watching the tail of Clara's car flash as sharp and hard as a jewel" and "her usual self except for the unexplainable presence of her other hand in [her grandfather's], tight as wire").

  • Support claims and inferences with relevant textual evidence.

Plot synopsis:

  • An elderly man wishes to enter a retirement home, rejecting sincere offers to live out his life in his daughter's home. The narrative highlights the natural human desire to maintain one's independence despite one's advanced age.

Resources are available for teaching short stories of various genres:

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