Dracula Close Reading Worksheets Bundle for Chapters 1 through 14

Help high school students go beyond general reading comprehension and support the development of critical thinking skills with this set of close reading analysis worksheets covering chapters 1 through 14 of Bram Stoker’s Gothic novel Dracula. Answer keys and copies of the relevant chapters, which are in the public domain, are included. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. By completing these close reading activities, students will do the following:

• Identify what the text says explicitly and implicitly
• Define words and phrases as they are used in the text
• Verify interpretations of language using reference materials as needed
• Isolate examples of internal conflict in context
• Discern the intended effects of the author’s narrative techniques
• Determine the function of a given passage
• Examine how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
• Compare and contrast characters
• Apply knowledge of various literary devices including situational irony, dramatic irony, foreshadowing, symbolism, metaphor, personification, and more
• Conduct brief research on relevant topics
• Come to class better prepared to engage in collaborative discussions
• Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence
• Write about Gothic literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision
• And more