Fallen Angels Close Reading Worksheets Bundle

Help students engage in analysis of Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers with this set of close reading worksheets delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. Passages from chapters 1, 5, 10, 14, and 21 are featured. Answer keys are included.

By engaging with these materials, students will:

• Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
• Identify textual evidence in support of claims
• Discern what given passages reflect about the protagonist’s modes of thinking
• Make logical inferences about characters’ psychological states based on actions
• Apply knowledge of a variety of literary devices
• Determine the functions of given passages
• Analyze a situation to discern what is both positive and negative in terms of its outcome
• Explore character motivations
• Explain how dramatic irony is present in a given passage
• Make logical inferences about the author’s intent
• Examine how complex characters behave and interact
• Discern tone in context
• Write with clarity and precision
• And more