"The Tell Tale Heart" Quiz, Close Reading Activities, 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 Edgar Allan Poe’s short story “The Tell-Tale Heart.” A plot-based quiz, a close reading worksheet, a literary craft analysis activity, a vocabulary application exercise, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, the narrative, 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
• Utilize dictionaries to ensure knowledge of word meanings
• Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences
• Infer the intended effects of the author’s word choices and narrative techniques
• Discern the function of a given excerpt
• Describe tone in context
• Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
• Compare and contrast characters
• Analyze a detail for symbolism and make logical inferences about the narrator’s subconscious motivations based on this analysis
• Apply knowledge of literary devices including foreshadowing, hyperbole, metaphor, personification, situational irony, symbolism, and more
• Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence
• Write about fiction with clarity, accuracy, and precision
• Come to class better prepared to discuss literature