Evaluate general reading comprehension and promote accountability for homework completion with this plot-based quiz covering The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (chapter 1). The assessment may double as a guided reading worksheet to facilitate active engagement with the novel. An answer key is included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Questions pertain to the following important plot details: Character description of a typical Baggins Gandalf’s surprise appearance Bilbo and Gandalf’s awkward conversation The first dwarf to arrive unexpectedly Awakening “something Tookish” within Bilbo The dwarves’ skepticism toward Bilbo’s participation Bilbo’s designated role Description of the town of Dale What Thorin receives from Gandalf during the party The lost wealth of Thorin’s family

Help middle and high school students improve critical thinking skills and explore literary elements with this close reading analysis worksheet covering vignette 23 of The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros (“Born Bad”). An answer key is provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By engaging with this close reading inference 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 Articulate the power of photographs, as well as their limitations Conduct brief research on Our Lady of Guadalupe in order to explain why the name Guadalupe suits the character 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

Help middle and high school students improve critical thinking skills and explore literary elements with this close reading analysis worksheet covering vignette 17 of The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros (“The Family of Little Feet”). An answer key is provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By engaging with this close reading inference 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 Discern the dominant conflict in the vignette Connect aspects of plot to the classic Grimm’s fairy tale “Cinderella” Explore how characters think, behave, interact, and develop Apply knowledge of literary devices including personification, metaphor, simile, allusion, symbolism, and foreshadowing Consider themes in context 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

Help middle and high school students improve critical thinking skills and explore literary elements with this close reading analysis worksheet covering vignette 21 of The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros (“The First Job”). An answer key is provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By engaging with this close reading inference 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 Evaluate Esperanza’s work ethic Determine whether Esperanza’s anxiety is a rational emotional response Apply knowledge of literary devices such as situational irony 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

Help middle and high school students improve critical thinking skills and explore literary elements with this close reading analysis worksheet covering vignette 18 of The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros (“A Rice Sandwich”). An answer key is provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By engaging with this close reading inference 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 Analyze the title of the vignette to articulate how it is suitable to the plot Explore how characters think, behave, interact, and develop Reflect on the symbolism of keys in the context of the vignette Apply knowledge of literary devices including epiphany and situational irony 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

Help middle and high school students improve critical thinking skills and explore literary elements with this close reading analysis worksheet covering vignette 20 of The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros (“Hips”). An answer key is provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By engaging with this close reading inference 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 Determine the main function of the vignette Explore how characters think, behave, interact, and develop Articulate the internal conflict presented in a given excerpt Apply knowledge of literary devices including euphemism and hyperbole 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

Help middle and high school students improve critical thinking skills and explore literary elements with this close reading analysis worksheet covering vignette 26 of The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros (“Edna’s Ruthie”). An answer key is provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By engaging with this close reading inference 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 Compare characters from two texts to articulate what they share in common, using Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Nightingale” for reference 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

Help middle and high school students improve critical thinking skills and explore literary elements with this close reading analysis worksheet covering vignette 25 of The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros (“Geraldo No Last Name”). An answer key is provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By engaging with this close reading inference 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 (with emphasis on the incorporation of fragments and colloquialisms) Examine how characters think, behave, interact, and develop Apply knowledge of literary devices including verbal irony and dramatic irony Explore the concept of systematic prejudice, or institutional bias, in the text 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

Help middle and high school students improve critical thinking skills and explore literary elements with this close reading analysis worksheet covering vignette 30 of The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros (“No Speak English”). An answer key is provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By engaging with this close reading inference 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 Compare two characters (Esperanza and Mamacita) Articulate the irony of Mamacita’s physical appearance 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

Help middle and high school students improve critical thinking skills and explore literary elements with this close reading analysis worksheet covering vignette 29 of The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros (“Four Skinny Trees”). An answer key is provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By engaging with this close reading inference 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 personification and sibilance 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

Help middle and high school students improve critical thinking skills and explore literary elements with this close reading analysis worksheet covering vignette 33 of The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros (“Minerva Writes Poems”). An answer key is provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By engaging with this close reading inference 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 Determine the tone of a given excerpt Explore how characters think, behave, interact, and develop Conduct brief research on Roman mythology in order to explain the irony of Minerva’s name Articulate the significance of the pancake dinner detail, taking into consideration Minerva’s financial distress Apply knowledge of literary devices including oxymoron, situational irony, and double denotation 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

Help middle and high school students improve critical thinking skills and explore literary elements with this close reading analysis worksheet covering vignette 32 of The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros (“Sally”). An answer key is provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By engaging with this close reading inference 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 Determine the primary function of the vignette Explore how characters think, behave, interact, and develop Investigate the role imagery plays in developing Sally’s character Analyze a given detail for symbolic value 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

Help middle and high school students improve critical thinking skills and explore literary elements with this close reading analysis worksheet covering vignette 4 of The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros (“My Name”). An answer key is provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By engaging with this close reading inference 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 metaphor and situational irony Analyze the symbolic meaning of a window in the context of this chapter Explore relevant themes 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

Help middle and high school students improve critical thinking skills and explore literary elements with this close reading analysis worksheet covering vignette 2 of The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros (“Hairs”). An answer key is provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By engaging with this close reading inference 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 Compare and contrast the content and style of two paragraphs Explore how characters think, behave, interact, and develop Apply knowledge of literary devices including simile, alliteration, assonance, repetition, and personification 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

Help middle and high school students improve critical thinking skills and explore literary elements with this close reading analysis worksheet covering vignette 5 of The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros (“Cathy Queen of Cats”). An answer key is provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By engaging with this close reading inference 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 Articulate a key function of the vignette Explore how characters think, behave, interact, and develop Connect the vignette’s title to Esperanza’s skepticism of Cathy Compare and contrast two characters (Cathy and Esperanza) Evaluate the nature of the friendship between Cathy and Esperanza Consider how the concept of gender inequality is addressed 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

Help middle and high school students improve critical thinking skills and explore literary elements with this close reading analysis worksheet covering vignette 14 of The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros (“Alicia Who Sees Mice”). An answer key is provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By engaging with this close reading inference 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 metaphor Explore the symbolism of mice in the context of a passage 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

Help middle and high school students improve critical thinking skills and explore literary elements with this close reading analysis worksheet covering vignette 6 of The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros (“Our Good Day”). An answer key is provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By engaging with this close reading inference 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 Compare Esperanza to Rachel and Lucy Evaluate whether Esperanza feels content to make a sacrifice in exchange for her friendship Analyze the bicycle for symbolic value in Esperanza’s life Apply knowledge of literary devices including simile and situational irony 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

Help middle and high school students improve critical thinking skills and explore literary elements with this close reading analysis worksheet covering vignette 39 of The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros (“Red Clowns”). An answer key is provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By engaging with this close reading inference 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 Reflect on the author’s choice of vignette title Consider tone in context Explore how characters think, behave, interact, and develop Discern the greater significance of a given detail (Esperanza’s being labeled “Spanish girl”) Apply knowledge of literary devices including personification and situational irony 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

Help middle and high school students improve critical thinking skills and explore literary elements with this close reading analysis worksheet covering vignette 12 of The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros (“Those Who Don’t”). An answer key is provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By engaging with this close reading inference 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 Discern the overall tone of the vignette Explore how complex characters think, behave, develop, and interact Determine the function of given characters in context Apply knowledge of literary devices including anaphora Explore themes in context Come to class better prepared to discuss literature

Help middle and high school students improve critical thinking skills and explore literary elements with this close reading analysis worksheet covering vignette 34 of The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros (“Bums in the Attic”). An answer key is provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By engaging with this close reading inference 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 Determine the primary function of the vignette Explore how characters think, behave, interact, and develop Apply knowledge of literary devices including hyperbole and dramatic irony Identify the best textual evidence in support of a claim Come to class better prepared to discuss literature