For many high school students, supernatural fiction is a genre that maximizes engagement with literature. “The Moon Bog” by H.P. Lovecraft features strange beings, mind manipulations, and even implied social criticism of humanity’s greed and treatment of the environment. This rigorous worksheet on “The Moon Bog” helps English teachers support the development of close reading analysis skills and save valuable time at home without sacrificing rigor in the classroom. A detailed answer key and copy of the public domain narrative are provided. Materials are delivered in printable Word Document and PDF formats. By completing this activity, students will:
- Articulate what the text states explicitly and implicitly
- Analyze context clues and draw logical inferences about character mindsets and motivations
- Apply knowledge of various literary devices including foreshadowing, situational irony, and dramatic irony
- Define complex words as they are used in the text by taking into consideration denotative and connotative meanings
- Support responses with relevant textual evidence
- Write ideas with clarity, accuracy, and precision
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Gothic fiction, fantasy, and horror are genres that appeal to many high school readers, and H.P. Lovecraft checks all the boxes. Promote active literary engagement with this bundle of reading comprehension quizzes and close reading analysis activities covering a variety of Lovecraft’s short stories: “The Outsider,” “The Beast in the Cave,” “The Tomb,” “The Cats of Ulthar,” “The Hound,” and “The Moon Bog.” Answer keys and copies of public domain narratives are provided. Materials are delivered in printable Word Document and PDF formats.
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"The Moon Bog" by H.P. Lovecraft Quiz and Close Reading Bundle
Promote active engagement with fiction, support the development of close reading analysis skills for high school, and evaluate general reading comprehension with this bundle of resources for teaching the supernatural short story "The Moon Bog" by H.P. Lovecraft. Included are the following: a printable, plot-based quiz; a worksheet composed of rigorous close reading questions; the public domain narrative; and answer keys. Materials are delivered in printable Word Document and PDF formats. Students will: * Articulate what the text states explicitly and implicitly * Analyze context clues and draw logical inferences about character mindsets and motivations * Apply knowledge of various literary devices including foreshadowing, situational irony, and dramatic irony * Define complex words as they are used in the text by taking into consideration denotative and connotative meanings * Support responses with relevant textual evidence * Write ideas with clarity, accuracy, and precision
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