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Promote active engagement with fiction and evaluate general reading comprehension with this plot-based quiz on the short story “The Leap” by Louise Erdrich. An answer key is included. All materials are delivered in printable Word Document and PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following aspects of plot:

  • Anna’s degenerative condition
  • Anna’s professional background
  • Events leading to Harold’s death
  • The means by which the narrator learned of her mother’s brush with death
  • Challenges Anna faced throughout life
  • How Anna’s choices influenced the course of her life, as well as the life of her daughter
  • Practical skills Anna learned while in the hospital
  • The reason the narrator returns home many years later
  • Anna’s efforts to save her daughter’s life
  • What the narrator learns about falling

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"The Leap" by Louise Erdrich Quiz, Close Reading, and Vocabulary Games Bundle

Evaluate general reading comprehension, facilitate vocabulary development, and sharpen critical thinking skills with this bundle of materials for teaching Louise Erdrich's short story "The Leap." A plot-based quiz, close reading analysis worksheet, vocabulary application activity, crossword puzzle, word search game, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. This resource may facilitate small-group discussions in which students decode language and pose/respond to questions relating to plot, broad topics, and character development. Using this resource for structured guidance, students will improve their ability to present information, conclusions, and supporting textual evidence clearly and convincingly. By engaging with these activities, students will: * Identify what the text states explicitly as well as implicitly * Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words * Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings * Choose the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences * Consider the multiple possible meanings of the story's title * Isolate examples of figurative language used in the text * Discern the intended effect of the author's narrative techniques * Explore how the author conveys a sense of liveliness and urgency * Determine the function of a given excerpt * Examine how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop * Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence * Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision

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