"The Monkey's Paw" Quiz, Close Reading Activities, and Vocabulary Games Bundle

Evaluate general reading comprehension, facilitate vocabulary development, and sharpen critical thinking and literary craft analysis skills with this bundle of materials for teaching the short story “The Monkey’s Paw” by W. W. Jacobs. A plot-based quiz, a close reading inference worksheet, a literary craft analysis activity, a vocabulary application exercise, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By engaging with these activities, students will:

• Read for literal comprehension
• Consult reference materials to learn and verify word meanings as needed
• Choose the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences
• Infer the intended effects of the authors’ word choices and narrative techniques
• Determine the function of a given detail
• Investigate tone in context
• Examine how complex characters think, behave, interact, and change
• Explore the role of setting in terms of developing characterization
• Apply knowledge of literary devices including euphemism, personification, situational irony, symbolism, and verbal irony
• Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence
• Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision
• Come to class better prepared to discuss literature