Help high school students go beyond basic reading comprehension and develop critical thinking skills with this close reading analysis worksheet covering Mary Shelley’s short story “The Mortal Immortal,” a narrative of special appeal to high school students interested in Halloween, supernatural fiction, and philosophical perspectives on eternal life. This piece also pairs well with Shelley’s classic novel Frankenstein, particularly in terms of discussing the book’s ending. An answer key and copy of the public domain narrative are provided. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats.
This resource may facilitate small-group discussions in which students decode language and pose/respond to questions relating to plot, broad topics, and character development. Using this resource for structured guidance, students will improve their ability to present information, conclusions, and supporting textual evidence clearly and convincingly.
Students will perform the following tasks:
- Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
- Consider the effects of the author’s language and narrative techniques
- Discern the function of a given excerpt
- Describe tone in context
- Examine how characters think, behave, interact, and develop
- Apply knowledge of literary devices with an emphasis on metaphor, personification, catharsis, imagery, repetition, oxymoron, hyperbole, and more
- Explore themes in context
- Reflect on the oxymoronic title and what it reflects about the protagonist
- Conduct research as needed to answer questions about a feminist perspective on the plot and the deeper meanings of given allusions
- Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence
- Write about Gothic fiction with clarity, accuracy, and precision
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