Support the development of close reading skills for high school with this set of analysis questions on the short story “The Sparrow and His Four Children” by the Brothers Grimm. The narrative has an estimated Lexile measure of 1200-1300, making it an appropriate addition to a fairy tale or fantasy fiction unit at the high school level, especially at the 11th and 12th grade levels. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats.
This resource may serve as the basis for small-group discussions. Through these discussions, students decode language and pose/respond to questions relating to plot, broad topics, and character development, demonstrating an ability to analyze how complex characters transform and advance the plot and themes by applying logic and citing compelling, meaningful textual evidence. They will also evaluate their peers’ reasoning and use of rhetoric to advance claims, clarifying or challenging unclear ideas. Using this resource for structured guidance, students, ultimately, will present information, conclusions, and supporting textual evidence clearly, concisely, and appropriately, thereby helping their peers comprehend their thinking.
By completing this exercise, students will:
- Identify what the text states explicitly as well as implicitly
- Articulate the means by which the four children are saved
- Articulate the father sparrow’s primary internal conflict
- Conduct brief research to address a question that pertains to the plot
- Define complex words in context
- Make logical inferences from the perspective of the father sparrow
- Demonstrate comprehension of figurative language
- Analyze the authors’ craft to discern and explain how double-denotation influences meaning
- Analyze the authors’ craft to discern how assonance is employed
- Analyze the narrative’s biblical allusion and paraphrase how it applies to the story
- Explain the situational irony of the youngest bird’s remarks late in the story
- Cite textual evidence to support claims and ideas
- Write with clarity and precision
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