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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