Help middle and high school students go beyond basic comprehension and develop critical thinking and literary craft analysis skills with this close reading inference worksheet covering a portion of H. G. Wells’ science fiction novel The War of the Worlds (book 1, chapter 1). An answer key and copy of the relevant text are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By completing this close reading activity, students will:
- Read for literal comprehension
- Consult reference materials to learn and verify word meanings as needed
- Infer the intended effects of the author’s word choices and narrative techniques
- Explore how characters think, behave, interact, and develop
- Apply knowledge of literary devices including dramatic irony and simile
- Discern the chapter’s most relevant theme from among a set of choices
- Identify the best textual evidence in support of a claim or idea
- Come to class better prepared to discuss literature
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The War of the Worlds Bundle of Quizzes, Close Readings, and a Test
This comprehensive bundle of materials facilitates the teaching of *The War of the Worlds* by H. G. Wells and includes plot-based quizzes, close reading analysis questions, an end-of-unit test, and answer keys. With these resources, high school English Language Arts teachers may save valuable time outside the classroom without sacrificing rigor inside the classroom. Materials are delivered in printable Word Document and PDF formats.
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The War of the Worlds Close Reading Analysis Worksheets Bundle
Help students go beyond basic comprehension and support the development of critical thinking and literary craft analysis skills with this bundle of 6 close reading inference worksheets covering *The War of the Worlds* by H. G. Wells. The variety of question types may also facilitate preparation for standardized testing scenarios. Answer keys are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By engaging with these materials, students will do the following: * Read for literal comprehension * Consult reference materials to learn and verify word meanings as needed * Infer the intended effects of the author's word choices and narrative techniques * Demonstrate knowledge of historical context * Discern the functions of given chapters * Explore how characters think, behave, interact, and develop * Compare and contrast characters * Identify an example of epiphany and articulate the effect it has on a character * Apply knowledge of various literary devices including foreshadowing, metaphor, paradox, personification, simile, situational irony, symbolism, and more * Consider how themes are reinforced * Support claims and inferences with reasoned thinking and relevant evidence * Write about fiction with clarity, accuracy, and precision * Come to class better prepared to discuss literature
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