Details
Pages
11 Pages
Subject
ELA, Literature & Poetry, Reading & Literacy
Product
Digital
Grade
9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Resource Type
Activities, Assessments, Worksheets
Description
Gothic fiction is a genre that maximizes many high school students' engagement with literature. "The Hound" by H.P. Lovecraft is a Gothic short story featuring grave robbery, ghostly voices, an object of supernatural significance, and a demonic creature - making it an especially creepy and suitable choice for the Halloween season. This rigorous worksheet on "The Hound" helps English teachers support the development of close reading analysis skills and save valuable time at home without sacrificing rigor in the classroom. Materials are delivered in printable Word Document and PDF formats.
By completing this activity, students will:
Identify and explain several examples of foreshadowing
Articulate character motivations (why the narrator begins grave robbing and visits a distant cemetery)
List several items pilfered by the grave robbers
Explore cause-and-effect relationships
Examine the protagonist's psychological state
Identify and explain an example of situational irony in the story
Make an informed inference about the narrator's writing
Argue whether the protagonist was sincere in his request for divine forgiveness
Support claims with reasoned thinking and relevant textual evidence
Write ideas with clarity, accuracy, and precision
By completing this activity, students will:
Identify and explain several examples of foreshadowing
Articulate character motivations (why the narrator begins grave robbing and visits a distant cemetery)
List several items pilfered by the grave robbers
Explore cause-and-effect relationships
Examine the protagonist's psychological state
Identify and explain an example of situational irony in the story
Make an informed inference about the narrator's writing
Argue whether the protagonist was sincere in his request for divine forgiveness
Support claims with reasoned thinking and relevant textual evidence
Write ideas with clarity, accuracy, and precision
Gothic fiction is a genre that maximizes many high school students' engagement with literature. "The Hound" by H.P. Lovecraft is a Gothic short story featuring grave robbery, ghostly voices, an object of supernatural significance, and a demonic creature - making... more
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