Promote homework accountability and evaluate general reading comprehension with these plot-based quizzes covering H. G. Wells’ dystopian science fiction novel The War of the Worlds. The assessments may otherwise double as guided reading worksheets to facilitate engagement with the novel. Answer keys are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following: Setting Strange sightings on Mars The Martians’ intentions First impressions of the Martians’ ship General characterization of the narrator The narrator’s assumptions about the cylinder The identity of a journalist Physical description of the alien beings An apparent complication for the extraterrestrials Acts of violence Effects of the heat ray The narrator’s interactions with his wife The reason many news agencies report that Martians are not a true threat The arrival of a second cylinder Factors that contribute to the aliens’ formidability The item rented by the narrator The narrator’s intentions The weather conditions The means by which Martians travel on Earth A complication that faces the narrator How the narrator survives the heat ray New threats facing the narrator General characterization of the narrator’s brother The reason news of the invasion has not spread farther The fixation of the minister How the narrator’s brother escapes the aliens Details concerning “Thunder Child” Ominous observations by the narrator’s brother The narrator’s stated intentions The narrator’s main motivations The eerie strangeness of London The reason for the narrator and minister’s entry into a house The reason the narrator and the minister get stuck in the house The narrator’s observations of the aliens The conclusions the narrator draws about the extraterrestrials The means by which the minister dies What happens to the minister’s body The length of the narrator’s confinement A reunion with the artilleryman Characters’ specific fears An unappealing suggestion for humanity’s survival The narrator’s judgments about the artilleryman A theory concerning the aliens’ cause of death The narrator’s psychological state Beliefs concerning an alternative location for colonization Discoveries made at the narrator’s home The invasion’s effect on humanity in general

This comprehensive bundle of materials facilitates the teaching of The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells and includes plot-based quizzes, close reading analysis questions, an end-of-unit test, and answer keys. With these resources, high school English Language Arts teachers may save valuable time outside the classroom without sacrificing rigor inside the classroom. Materials are delivered in printable Word Document and PDF formats.

Evaluate general reading comprehension and promote homework accountability with this bundle of plot-based quizzes covering each individual chapter of George Orwell’s Animal Farm. The assessments may double as guided reading worksheets to facilitate engagement with the text. Answer keys are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats.

Measure reading comprehension and support the development of close reading skills with this bundle of worksheets and assessments composed of both plot-based and inference questions designed to help high school students analyze The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. A comprehension quiz and close reading analysis worksheet is provided for each individual chapter. A summative test culminates the unit. Answer keys are included. Materials are delivered as printable Word Documents and PDFs.

Frontload assigned readings with these vocabulary games and activities to facilitate comprehension of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby. Alternatively, stash these materials in an emergency sub folder to keep students meaningfully engaged in the book during unexpected teacher absences. Included are nine vocabulary application activities, nine crossword puzzles, nine word search games, and answer keys. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. A total of 162 challenging words are addressed: abortive, abounding, abyss, adventitious, aesthetic, affront, ajar, ambiguously, apathetically, ashen, banter, bewildered, boast, brooding, coarse, complacency, confounding, contempt, continually, continuously, cordial, corroborate, corrugated, countenance, credulity, dart, deft, defunct, dejection, desolate, dilatory, disheveled, dismayed, earnestly, effectually, elicit, elude, engrossed, epigram, euphemism, evoke, exasperated, exultant, feign, fervent, flounce, fluctuate, fumble, gaudily, genially, ghastly, gibberish, haste, haughty, hospitality, humidor, implore, imply, incessant, incoherent, incorruptible, incredulous, indifferent, indignantly, indiscernible, ingratiate, innumerable, inquire, insidious, interminable, inviolate, jauntily, jovially, keenly, languid, laudable, lethargic, lingeringly, melancholy, melodious, meretricious, modish, monopolize, murmur, muslin, nebulous, notoriety, notorious, obliged, obscure, obstinate, obtrusive, peasantry, penitentiary, permeate, poignant, portentous, presumptuous, protégé, punctilious, ragged, raspingly, ravenously, recede, redolent, relinquish, reluctance, reproach, retribution, reverent, reveries, riotous, sagely, saunter, scamper, scarcely, scornful, scrawny, scrutinize, scurry, sentimental, shiftless, shrill, skeptically, sneer, solemn, solidarity, squeamishness, strident, subdued, subtle, sumptuous, supercilious, superfluous, suppressed, swank, swoon, tactlessly, tangible, tinny, totter, tranquil, transitory, truculent, turgid, unintelligible, unpunctual, unscrupulously, unwavering, urbane, vacuous, vague, vehemently, veranda, vestibule, vigorously, vitality, wan, weary, whimper, wistfully, and withered. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences