Help high school students develop a greater understanding of how H.P. Lovecraft used descriptive language, characterization, setting, connotation, and various literary devices in “The Outsider” to establish an eerie mood consistent with the Gothic genre. Delivered in Word Document and PDF formats, this resource serves well for an independent learning opportunity, as well as for small-group discussions. Through such discussions, students may evaluate peers’ reasoning and use of rhetoric to support claims, clarifying or challenging ideas as needed. An answer key and copy of the public domain short story are included.
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Short Stories by H.P. Lovecraft Quiz and Close Reading Bundle
Gothic fiction, fantasy, and horror are genres that appeal to many high school readers, and H.P. Lovecraft checks all the boxes. Promote active literary engagement with this bundle of reading comprehension quizzes and close reading analysis activities covering a variety of Lovecraft’s short stories: “The Outsider,” “The Beast in the Cave,” “The Tomb,” “The Cats of Ulthar,” “The Hound,” and “The Moon Bog.” Answer keys and copies of public domain narratives are provided. Materials are delivered in printable Word Document and PDF formats.
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"The Outsider" by H.P. Lovecraft Quiz, Close Reading, and Vocabulary Activities Bundle
This bundle of resources for teaching "The Evaluate general reading comprehension and support the development of close reading analysis skills with this bundle of formative assessments covering H.P. Lovecraft's short story "The Outsider." Included are the following: a plot-based quiz, a worksheet composed of rigorous close reading questions, a craft analysis activity, a vocabulary application worksheet, a word search, a crossword puzzle, the public domain narrative, and answer keys. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. With these materials, students will: * Respond clearly, concisely, and accurately to concrete and analytical questioning * Locate textual evidence in support of claims * Analyze the symbolic meaning of an object * Apply knowledge of literary devices including situational irony and foreshadowing, articulating how they are applied while citing evidence in support of claims * Explore character motivations * Analyze the author's craft with emphasis on unique phrasing, sentence structures, and sensory language
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