Details
Languages
English
Grade
9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Resource Type
Assessments, Exam, Quiz, Tests, Worksheets
Product
Digital
Pages
18 Pages
Subject
ELA, Literature & Poetry, Classic Literature
Standard
Common Core English Language Arts Standards
Description
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 short story "After Twenty Years" by O. Henry. Included are the following: a 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.
By completing the quiz, students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:
Point of view
The location where a promise was made twenty years previously
How the location has changed in the present day
The ambiguity surrounding Bob's wealth
How Bob views his relationship with Jimmy
Aspects of Bob's physical appearance
Aspects of Jimmy's physical appearance
The actions of the Chicago police department
Details pertaining to the arrest of Bob
The content of Jimmy's letter
By completing the close reading analysis worksheet, students will:
Articulate what is stated in the text explicitly and implicitly
Articulate the significance of a given detail
Discern the tone of a given excerpt
Discern the function of a given paragraph
Apply knowledge of foreshadowing
Explore character motivations
Demonstrate knowledge of characterization
Analyze the effect point of view has on the reader
Cite textual evidence in support of inferences and claims
Write with clarity and precision
By completing the quiz, students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:
Point of view
The location where a promise was made twenty years previously
How the location has changed in the present day
The ambiguity surrounding Bob's wealth
How Bob views his relationship with Jimmy
Aspects of Bob's physical appearance
Aspects of Jimmy's physical appearance
The actions of the Chicago police department
Details pertaining to the arrest of Bob
The content of Jimmy's letter
By completing the close reading analysis worksheet, students will:
Articulate what is stated in the text explicitly and implicitly
Articulate the significance of a given detail
Discern the tone of a given excerpt
Discern the function of a given paragraph
Apply knowledge of foreshadowing
Explore character motivations
Demonstrate knowledge of characterization
Analyze the effect point of view has on the reader
Cite textual evidence in support of inferences and claims
Write with clarity and precision
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 short story "After Twenty Years" by O. Henry. Included are the... more
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Are answer keys included?
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Materials are delivered in printable Word Document and PDF formats.
