"Geraldine Moore the Poet" by Toni Cade Bambara Quiz and Close Reading Bundle

For many high school readers, realistic and young adult fiction are genres that maximize relatability and engagement with literature. “Geraldine Moore the Poet” by Toni Cade Bambara is a short story focusing on a girl with unfavorable life circumstances who is on the verge of an important self-discovery: that she has a natural talent for expressing herself poetically. With this bundle of high school resources covering “Geraldine Moore the Poet,” English Language Arts teachers will be able to evaluate general reading comprehension and support the continued development of close reading analysis skills. Included are the following: a multiple choice, plot-based quiz; a worksheet composed of rigorous close reading analysis questions; and answer keys. Materials are delivered in printable, editable Word Document and PDF formats. With these materials, students will:

• Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
• Explore how complex characters think, behave, and interact with others
• Apply knowledge of various literary devices including foreshadowing, idiom, and ambiguity
• Articulate the function of a given detail
• Make logical inferences about the author’s intent
• Demonstrate awareness of the narrative’s inciting incident
• Articulate the symbolism associated with Geraldine’s being offered tomato soup
• Choose an opinion with which Geraldine is most likely to agree
• Evaluate the qualities that make Geraldine’s poem “the most poetic thing”
• Argue whether Geraldine or Mrs. Scott experiences the greatest epiphany
• Support claims and ideas with reasoned thinking and relevant textual evidence
• Write ideas with clarity, accuracy, and precision