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Help high schoolers go beyond basic comprehension and develop critical thinking and literary craft analysis skills with this close reading worksheet 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. By completing this close reading activity, students will:

  • Read for literal comprehension
  • Paraphrase information
  • Utilize dictionaries to ensure knowledge of word meanings
  • Analyze nuances in words with similar meanings
  • Infer the intended effects of the author’s word choices and narrative techniques
  • Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
  • Apply knowledge of literary devices including hyperbole and paradox
  • Write about literature with clarity, precision, and accuracy
  • Support claims and inferences with relevant evidence and sound reasoning
  • Come to class better prepared to discuss literature

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"The Sphinx" by Edgar Allan Poe Quiz and Close Reading Questions Bundle

For many high school readers, horror and psychological fiction are genres that maximize engagement with literature. "The Sphinx" by Edgar Allan Poe features plot elements consistent with both genres: a cholera epidemic, social isolation, omens, fear of death, and more. With this bundle of high school resources covering "The Sphinx," English teachers will save valuable time at home without sacrificing rigor in the classroom. Included are the following: a multiple choice, plot-based quiz; a worksheet composed of rigorous close reading analysis questions; the public domain narrative; and answer keys. Materials are delivered in printable Word Document and PDF formats. With these materials, students will: * Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly * Examine how complex characters think, behave, and interact * Explore character motivations * Define complex words as they are used in context * Analyze nuances in words with similar meanings * Choose the most appropriate synonym to replace a given word without changing fundamental meaning * Paraphrase information * Make logical inferences based on context clues * Explain how a given detail (the fact that it was "an exceedingly warm day") is an example of paradox * Apply knowledge of various literary devices including hyperbole * Identify several examples of the narrator's self-awareness * Identify several examples of the narrator's questionable judgment * Support claims and ideas with reasoned thinking and relevant textual evidence * Write ideas with clarity, logic, and precision

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