Details
Pages
4 Pages
Subject
ELA, Literature & Poetry, Classic Literature
Languages
English
Product
Digital
Grade
9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Resource Type
Assessments, Guided Reading, Worksheets
Standard
Common Core English Language Arts Standards
Description
Go beyond surface-level comprehension and support literary analysis with this close reading inference worksheet and answer key covering chapter 5 of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. Ideal for high school American Literature courses, historical fiction units addressing the Roaring Twenties/Jazz Age, and studies on modernism and social satire, this activity may serve as an independent homework assignment or small-group activity to facilitate a novel study. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats.
By completing this close reading activity, students will:
Read for literal comprehension
Consult reference materials to learn and verify word meanings as needed
Infer the intended effects of the author's word choices and narrative techniques
Examine how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
Apply knowledge of various literary devices including situational irony, simile, and hyperbole
Explore the symbolism of an object or objects
Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence
Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision
Come to class better prepared to discuss literature
By completing this close reading activity, students will:
Read for literal comprehension
Consult reference materials to learn and verify word meanings as needed
Infer the intended effects of the author's word choices and narrative techniques
Examine how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
Apply knowledge of various literary devices including situational irony, simile, and hyperbole
Explore the symbolism of an object or objects
Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence
Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision
Come to class better prepared to discuss literature
Go beyond surface-level comprehension and support literary analysis with this close reading inference worksheet and answer key covering chapter 5 of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. Ideal for high school American Literature courses, historical fiction units addressing the Roaring... more
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