Fairy tales are not just for elementary readers; even middle and high school students may use fairy tales as tools for extending beyond reading comprehension and practicing close reading analysis skills. “The Ugly Duckling” by Hans Christian Andersen is a representative short story that promotes active engagement with fiction. English Language Arts teachers may assign this set of rigorous questions to complement the story and evaluate students’ high-order skills. An answer key and copy of the public domain narrative are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By engaging with this close reading activity, students will:
- Read for literal comprehension
- Consult reference materials to learn and verify word meanings
- Infer the intended effects of the author’s word choices and narrative techniques
- Describe tone in context
- Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
- Argue whether the mother duck is a sympathetic character
- Apply knowledge of literary devices including onomatopoeia, assonance, consonance, foreshadowing, simile, personification, and symbolism
- Consider themes in context
- Write about literature with clarity, precision, and accuracy
- Support claims and inferences with relevant evidence and sound reasoning
- Come to class better prepared to discuss literature
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"The Ugly Duckling" Quiz, Close Reading Worksheet, and Vocabulary Games Bundle
Evaluate general reading comprehension, facilitate vocabulary development, and sharpen critical thinking and literary craft analysis skills with this bundle of materials for teaching Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale "The Ugly Duckling." A plot-based quiz, a close reading worksheet, a vocabulary application activity, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, the short story, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By engaging with these materials, students will: * Read for literal comprehension * Consult reference materials to learn and verify word meanings * Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences * Infer the intended effects of the author's stylistic choices and narrative techniques * Describe tone in context * Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop * Argue whether the mother duck is a sympathetic character * Apply knowledge of literary devices including onomatopoeia, assonance, consonance, foreshadowing, simile, personification, and symbolism * Consider themes in context * Write about literature with clarity, precision, and accuracy * Support claims and inferences with relevant evidence and sound reasoning * Come to class better prepared to discuss literature
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Hans Christian Andersen's Short Stories - Quiz and Close Reading Bundle
For many high school readers, fairy tales and fantasy fiction are genres that maximize engagement with literature. This bundle focuses on five short stories by Hans Christian Andersen: "The Little Mermaid," "The Emperor's New Clothes," and "The Ugly Duckling," "The Red Shoes," and "The Buckwheat." English teachers may use these resources as tools for evaluating general reading comprehension, supporting the development of close reading analysis skills, and promoting homework accountability. Included are the following: multiple choice, plot-based quizzes for each narrative; close reading analysis activities for each narrative; answer keys; and copies of each public domain short story. Materials are delivered in printable Word Document and PDF formats.
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Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales - Close Reading Bundle
Promote high school reading comprehension and textual analysis in classroom and distance learning contexts with close readings of "The Little Mermaid," "The Ugly Duckling," "The Emperor's New Clothes," "The Red Shoes," "The Old Tombstone," "The Buckwheat," "The Butterfly," and "The Leaping Match," all written by Hans Christian Andersen. A variety of question types are included to help prepare for standardized testing scenarios: vocabulary-in-context questions, main idea questions, detail questions, author's craft questions, and more. Copies of all short stories are included since they are in the public domain. Word Document and PDF versions of these resources will be delivered. By completing these exercises, students will: * Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly * Identify textual evidence in support of claims * Write with clarity and precision * Identify examples of various literary devices including onomatopoeia, assonance, consonance, foreshadowing, simile, metaphor, inversion, personification, situational irony, dramatic irony, symbolism, and more * Discern author's intent * Discern tone in context * Isolate factual statements about plot from falsehoods * Cite textual evidence in support of claims * Analyze character interactions and motivations * Verify interpretations of language using reference materials such as a dictionary or thesaurus * Articulate the significance of a given detail or details * Use the Internet to conduct brief research on the life of Hans Christian Andersen * Articulate autobiographical parallels between the author and a specific story * Discern the primary function of a given passage
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