Go beyond reading comprehension with this set of analysis questions for Feed by M.T. Anderson, a dystopian science fiction novel. Covering four brief, meaningful excerpts spanning chapters twenty through twenty-nine, this resource supports the development of high school close reading skills and facilitates preparation for standardized testing scenarios. An answer key is included. Materials are delivered in both Word Document and PDF formats. This resource may serve as the basis for 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. By completing these exercises, students will: Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly Determine the tone of a given excerpt Explore how complex characters think, behave, develop, and interact Analyze the author’s craft to explain how repetition contributes to characterization Relate a given excerpt to the real world, identifying two relevant societal issues, conflicts, or questions Discern a relevant theme in a given excerpt Conduct brief research on the topic of cognitive dissonance in order to explain how a character experiences it in the context of a given excerpt Apply knowledge of various literary devices including simile, assonance, metaphor, and situational irony Identify textual evidence in support of claims Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision

With this literature circle resource for To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, high school English teachers may facilitate active participation in small-group discussions of complex literature. Included are the following: a handout outlining each role; a documentation log for each role; and a standards-based rubric for efficiently evaluating student work. Materials are delivered in printable Word Document and PDF formats. By engaging in these literature circle activities, students will do the following: Articulate key details from the story Generate open-ended questions related to the novel in order to carry out meaningful discussions with peers Respond thoughtfully to open-ended questions and others’ contributions to the discussion Document ways in which the novel is consistent with aspects of American and/or world history Locate specific passages and/or quotations that relate to major themes and concepts—especially those relating to economic struggles, coming of age, and the pursuit of justice and fairness Artistically convey important information from the assigned reading Write ideas with clarity, accuracy, and precision

Incorporate historical nonfiction into the English Language Arts classroom and support the development of high school close reading skills with this set of questions covering “The First Basketball Game.” The essay addresses the origins of basketball, as well as the sport’s gradual evolution. An answer key is provided. Materials are delivered in printable Word Document and PDF formats. By completing this close reading activity, students will do the following: Make active reading visible by annotating text Accurately restate what the text says explicitly Analyze a passage to determine tone Make sense of unfamiliar phrases and idiomatic expressions Make and support a claim using relevant and compelling textual evidence Compare and contrast Discern author’s purpose Apply a literary device to the text (situational irony) Discern meaning from nonfiction text features including graphs and charts

Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this plot-based quiz covering the second iteration of Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton. The assessment may double as a guided reading worksheet to facilitate active engagement with the science fiction novel. An answer key is included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following: The location of an archeological dig Ellie Sattler’s specialty Bob Morris’s job Bob Morris’s beliefs Grant and Sattler’s surprising acquisitions Donald Gennaro’s job The classification of an unearthed dinosaur skeleton The unusual characteristics of Hammond’s elephant BioSyn’s intentions Ian Malcolm’s profession Ian Malcolm’s theories The collective reaction to a dinosaur sighting

Promote homework accountability and measure general reading comprehension with this printable assessment covering the seventh iteration and epilogue of Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton (chapters 52 through 58). Delivered in Word Document and PDF formats, this quiz features questions about characters, setting, and plot. It serves well as a post-reading check of understanding or a guided reading worksheet to be completed as students navigate the text. An answer key is provided. By completing this assessment, students will demonstrate knowledge of the following: Malcolm’s belief in the persistence of life in some form Hammond’s curiosities Grant’s inference based on the automated dinosaur counting system The fate of the raptors The significance of frog DNA Malcolm’s fate Hammond’s assessment of his employees Hammond’s reaction to a military assault of the island Grant’s epiphany concerning the raptors’ behavior Grant’s meeting with Guitierrez

Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this plot-based quiz covering the fifth iteration of Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton. The assessment may double as a guided reading worksheet to facilitate active engagement with the science fiction novel. An answer key is included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following: The purpose of antivenin Nedry’s body Conflict between Muldoon and Arnold The temperament of dinosaurs in the aviary Grant’s conversations with the children The variety of threats to the lives Grant and the children How the lives of Grant and the kids are saved How the kids are separated from Grant Grant’s relieving discovery A raptor attack An epiphany concerning the power system Malcolm’s commentary on scientific advancements And more

Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this plot-based quiz covering the fourth iteration of Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton. The assessment may double as a guided reading worksheet to facilitate active engagement with the science fiction novel. An answer key is included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following: Ed Regis’s fearful reaction to the Tyrannosaurus Ian Malcolm’s injury Grant’s discovery pertaining to the Tyrannosaurus’s eyesight The fate of Dennis Nedry Henry Wu’s concern for Hammond Why Harding and Sattler follow a group of small dinosaurs Dr. Wu’s discovery about dinosaurs created with frog DNA Ed Regis’s fate The reason Muldoon and Gennaro halt their search for Grant and the kids Harding’s forceful criticism of Hammond Problems with technology Grant and the kids’ mode of transportation How the kids endanger their own lives And more

Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this plot-based quiz covering the sixth iteration of Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton. The assessment may double as a guided reading worksheet to facilitate active engagement with the science fiction novel. An answer key is included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following: Efforts to start up the generator Raptors’ freaky physical capabilities Resources used to distract the raptors The location of a trapped raptor Efforts to restore the main power Malcolm’s accusations toward Hammond How Grant kills three raptors Efforts to convince a ship to return to the island

Help high school students go beyond basic reading comprehension and support the development of critical thinking and literary craft analysis skills with this close reading worksheet covering a meaningful excerpt from chapter 21 of Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers. An answer key is provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By completing this close reading activity, students will: Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly Consult reference materials as needed to learn or verify word meanings Discern the intended effects of the author’s word choices and narrative techniques Determine the function of the given excerpt Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop Compare the content of Perry’s most recent letter to Kenny to his previous letters Apply knowledge of literary devices Choose relevant textual evidence in support of a claim Write about complex literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision Come to class better prepared to discuss literature

Help high school students go beyond basic reading comprehension and support the development of critical thinking and literary craft analysis skills with this close reading worksheet covering a meaningful excerpt from chapter 2 of Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers. An answer key is provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By completing this close reading activity, students will: Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly Consult reference materials as needed to learn or verify word meanings Discern the intended effects of the author’s word choices and narrative techniques Explore how knowledge of the Vietnam War’s outcome emotionally influences the reader Describe tone in context Examine how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop Isolate an example of figurative language Conduct brief research to identify parallels between the narrator and the author James Baldwin Decide what the primary function of the excerpt is Write about complex literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision Come to class better prepared to discuss literature

Help high school students go beyond basic reading comprehension and support the development of critical thinking and literary craft analysis skills with this close reading worksheet covering two meaningful excerpts from chapter 5 of Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers. An answer key is provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By completing this close reading activity, students will: Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly Consult reference materials as needed to learn or verify word meanings Discern the intended effects of the author’s word choices and narrative techniques Evaluate the positive and negative aspects of a particular situation Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop Apply knowledge of literary devices with emphasis on dramatic irony, personification, and simile Write about complex literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision Come to class better prepared to discuss literature

Help high school students go beyond basic reading comprehension and support the development of critical thinking and literary craft analysis skills with this close reading worksheet covering a meaningful excerpt from chapter 10 of Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers. An answer key is provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By completing this close reading activity, students will: Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly Consult reference materials as needed to learn or verify word meanings Discern the intended effects of the author’s word choices and narrative techniques Describe tone in context Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop Apply knowledge of literary devices with emphasis on alliteration Come to class better prepared to discuss literature

Help high school students go beyond general reading comprehension and develop critical thinking and craft analysis skills with this close reading worksheet covering a lesser-known Grimm’s fairy tale titled “The Donkey.” An answer key and copy of the short story are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By completing this close reading activity, students will: Identify what the text states explicitly as well as implicitly Discern the intended effects of the author’s word choices and narrative techniques Examine how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop Apply knowledge of literary devices including alliteration, dramatic irony, simile, and situational irony Articulate a relevant theme Explore the motif of the guest-host relationship 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

Help high schoolers go beyond basic comprehension and sharpen their critical thinking and literary craft analysis skills with this close reading worksheet on H.P. Lovecraft’s short story “The Doom that Came to Sarnath,” a piece featuring many compelling elements: strange shadows, the vanishing of a city, the plundering of a race of lizard people, and more. An answer key and copy of the narrative are included. 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 Infer the intended effects of the authors’ word choices and narrative techniques Determine the function of a given passage Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop Apply knowledge of literary devices with emphasis on foreshadowing 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