Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement Katherine Anne Porter’s short story “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall.” A crossword puzzle, a word search activity, a vocabulary application worksheet, the public domain narrative, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: dyspepsia, frippery, hasty, inquire, intently, jilt, murmur, piety, solemn, tactful, vanity, and waver. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences

Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement the short story “The Birds” by Daphne du Maurier. A crossword puzzle, a word search activity, a vocabulary application worksheet, the public domain narrative, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: ashen, bleak, clamor, furtively, garish, laconic, larder, leaden, murmur, pallor, pilchard, placid, pram, scullery, stealthily, weary, and whimper. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences

Promote active engagement with fiction and evaluate general reading comprehension with this multiple choice quiz on the short story “Geraldine Moore the Poet” by Toni Cade Bambara. An answer key is included. All materials are delivered in printable Word Document and PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following aspects of plot: Mr. Watson’s dog Geraldine’s lunchtime habits The eviction Geraldine’s mother The reason for Anita’s return home Geraldine’s personal and emotional struggles during classes Geraldine’s response to her English teacher’s assignment Mrs. Scott’s reaction to Geraldine A surprising realization

Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement chapter 9 of Lord of the Flies by William Golding. A crossword puzzle, word search activity, vocabulary application worksheet, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: cascade, complementary, corpulent, governable, meekly, minutely, pitilessly, primly, saunter, steadfast, unendurable, and ungainly. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences

Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this plot-based quiz covering the short story “The Jay” by Yasunari Kawabata. The assessment may double as a guided reading worksheet to facilitate active engagement with the narrative. An answer key is included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following: The reason for a jay’s singing Yoshiko’s personal history A misinterpreted sign of good luck Characters’ shared traits The effect of the father’s second marriage on his family How Yoshiko and her brother came to live with their grandmother The grandmother’s medical condition The father’s arrangement for Yoshiko An important meeting Yoshiko’s discovery

Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement chapters 3, 4, and 5 of Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. A crossword puzzle, word search activity, vocabulary application worksheet, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: emphatic, exultant, furtively, genial, incessant, keen, plaintive, proffer, shudder, solidarity, solitude, stealthy, and timid. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences

Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement chapters 1 and 2 of Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. A crossword puzzle, word search activity, vocabulary application worksheet, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: apoplectic, bleakly, continuous, crude, curtly, deferential, indefatigable, pallid, reverently, sibilant, solemn, suffuse, and superfluous. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences

Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement chapter 10 of Lord of the Flies by William Golding. A crossword puzzle, word search activity, vocabulary application worksheet, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: abruptly, barmy, befoul, continual, conviction, dart, effect, exult, interrogative, theological, torrid, and woebegone. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences

Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement chapter 7 of Lord of the Flies by William Golding. A crossword puzzle, word search activity, vocabulary application worksheet, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: antagonism, brandish, bravado, brooding, ceaseless, crestfallen, curtly, daunting, dun, impervious, leaden, and splutter. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences

Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement chapter 5 of Lord of the Flies by William Golding. A crossword puzzle, word search activity, vocabulary application worksheet, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: effigy, farthest, flourish, grim, ineffectual, jeeringly, lamentation, lavatory, murmur, scowl, subdued, tottery, and vague. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences

Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement chapter 6 of Lord of the Flies by William Golding. A crossword puzzle, word search activity, vocabulary application worksheet, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: diffidently, embroiled, emphatic, flitter, leviathan, mutinously, relentlessly, scurry, sensibly, shudder, sneer, and unhandily. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences

Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement chapter 2 of Lord of the Flies by William Golding. A crossword puzzle, word search activity, vocabulary application worksheet, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: assent, bleakly, clamor, coarse, contemptuously, ebullience, festoon, gesticulate, mutter, nimble, shrill, and ungraspable. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences

Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement chapter 1 of Lord of the Flies by William Golding. A crossword puzzle, word search activity, vocabulary application worksheet, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: clamber, decorous, dreary, eccentric, enmity, furtive, indignation, pallidly, proffer, strident, stupendous, and weary. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences

Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement chapter 3 of Lord of the Flies by William Golding. A crossword puzzle, word search activity, vocabulary application worksheet, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: aromatic, declivity, feeble, flinch, gaudy, incredulous, inscrutable, oppressive, pallor, solemn, tacit, and vicissitude. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences

Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement chapter 4 of Lord of the Flies by William Golding. A crossword puzzle, word search activity, vocabulary application worksheet, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: barren, blatant, blunder, dubious, malevolent, opaque, ravenously, rejoice, summons, timidly, whimper, and withered. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences

For many middle and high school students, the fantasy genre promotes active engagement with literature. With this printable assessment on “The Chaser” by John Collier, a short story in the fantasy genre, English Language Arts teachers will evaluate general reading comprehension and hold students accountable for homework completion. An answer key is included. Materials are delivered in printable Word Document and PDF formats. By taking this quiz, students will demonstrate knowledge of the following: A character description of Alan Austen Characteristics of the “glove cleaner” An alternative name for the “glove cleaner” The cost of the “glove cleaner” Alan’s reason for visiting the old man The effects of the love potion Side effects of ingesting the love potion The cost of the love potion The old man’s business philosophy The significance of the title (analysis) Situational irony in the story

Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this plot-based quiz covering the short story “The Test” by Theodore Thomas. The resource may double as a guided reading worksheet to facilitate active engagement with the narrative. An answer key is provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following aspects of plot: Robert’s characterization in the exposition A description of setting in the exposition The person with whom Robert is driving Robert’s decision in violation of professional advice The significance of a blue convertible An image that has intense emotional resonance with Robert A new routine pertaining to taking a driving test The cost of the driving test The reason for Robert’s failure The resolution

Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this plot-based quiz covering Edgar Allan Poe’s short story “The Sphinx.” This piece of psychological horror features compelling plot elements including a cholera epidemic, social isolation, fear of death, and more. An answer key and copy of the narrative are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following: The nature of the epidemic The location of the epidemic The narrator’s current location The length of time the narrator is away from home The relationship of the narrator to his roommate General character descriptions The narrator’s beliefs concerning omens The narrator’s obsessive tendencies The narrator’s frightening observation The reason the narrator was mistaken in his observation The roommate’s evaluation of the narrator in the resolution

“The Woman’s Ghost Story” by Algernon Blackwood is a narrative of special appeal to high school students interested in Halloween, supernatural fiction, and the paranormal realm. Use this plot-based quiz on “The Woman’s Ghost Story” to evaluate general reading comprehension and promote homework accountability. The assessment may double as a guided reading handout to facilitate active engagement with literature. An answer key and copy of the public domain short story are included. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following: The general characterization of the woman The woman’s criticism of storytellers Conditions under which the woman will share her ghost story The woman’s audience The setting of the woman’s story The purpose of the woman’s travels The general characterization of the ghost The woman’s reaction to the ghostly encounter The ghost’s relationship with space The ghost’s desires The woman’s so-called “brave” act The resolution

Help high school students go beyond basic reading comprehension and develop critical thinking skills with this close reading analysis worksheet covering Algernon Blackwood’s “The Woman’s Ghost Story,” a narrative of special appeal to high school students interested in Halloween, supernatural fiction, and the paranormal realm. An answer key and copy of the public domain short story 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 Demonstrate knowledge of the conventions of Dark Romanticism Consider the effects of the author’s language and narrative techniques Determine the purpose of a given passage Discern tone in context Examine how characters think, behave, interact, and develop Apply knowledge of literary devices with an emphasis on simile, metaphor, imagery, hyperbole, foreshadowing, personification, epiphany, and more Conduct brief online research on women’s rights in the context of England in the early 1900s Explore themes in context Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence Write about Gothic fiction with clarity, accuracy, and precision