Help middle and high school students go beyond general comprehension, practice critical thinking skills, and explore literary elements with this close reading inference worksheet covering a passage from chapter 16 of Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer, a dystopian science fiction and coming-of-age novel. An answer key is included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By completing this exercise, students will:
- Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
- Explain the intended effect of figurative language
- Consider how an allusion shapes meaning
- Analyze differences and nuances in word meanings
- Explore how complex characters think, behave, develop, and interact
- Apply knowledge of literary devices such as onomatopoeia
- Explore implications about society in a post-meteor world
- Write about literature with clarity and precision
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