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Help middle and high school students go beyond basic reading comprehension and develop critical thinking and literary craft analysis skills with this close reading worksheet covering the short story “American History” by Judith Ortiz Cofer. 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 as well as implicitly
  • Utilize dictionaries to ensure knowledge of word meanings
  • Infer the intended effects of the author’s word choices and narrative techniques
  • Consider how a change in point of view would affect the reader’s perception of Elena’s mother
  • Discern the main conflict of the narrative
  • Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
  • Compare and contrast two characters
  • Apply knowledge of literary devices including allusion, personification, simile, 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

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