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"The Premature Burial" by Edgar Allan Poe Vocabulary Games and Activities
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Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement the Gothic short story "The Premature Burial" by Edgar Allan Poe. A crossword puzzle, a word search activity, a vocabulary application worksheet, the public domain narrative, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats.
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
Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed:
abeyance
amiability
anomalous
apathetic
catalepsy
diffuse
feeble
gibbering
impunity
indubitably
insufferable
interment
lethargic
melancholy
obstinacy
palpable
petulantly
procure
solemn
spasmodic
vague
yowl
"The Premature Burial" by Edgar Allan Poe Close Reading Questions
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For many high school readers, psychological fiction and horror are genres that maximize engagement with literature. "The Premature Burial" by Edgar Allan Poe features elements consistent with both genres: a stream-of-consciousness technique, the intensification of an irrational fear, tales of being buried alive, and more. With this challenging worksheet composed of high-order questions, English teachers will help students extend beyond basic reading comprehension, support the development of close reading analysis skills, and save valuable time at home without sacrificing quality and rigor in the classroom. An answer key and copy of the public domain short story are included. Materials are delivered in printable Word Document and PDF formats.
By completing this close reading activity, students will:
Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
Explore dominant character traits
Examine how complex characters think and behave
Analyze diction to make logical inferences about the author's intent
Articulate the greater significance of a given detail
Apply knowledge of various literary devices including eye dialect, onomatopoeia, allusion, dramatic irony, situational irony, and more
Discern the meaning of an idiom as it is used in the text
Explain how a particular word or expression is considered a pun
Investigate the intended effect of narrative techniques such as the liberal incorporation of em dashes
Discern the function of a particular detail
Choose the most appropriate synonym to replace a word used in the story
Explore nuances in words with similar denotative meanings
Examine narrative structure
Evaluate whether the narrator's thinking is rational
Draw parallels between the narrative and a featured nonfiction passage
Defend claims and ideas with reasoned thinking and relevant textual evidence
Write ideas with clarity, accuracy, and precision
"The Premature Burial" by Edgar Allan Poe Quiz and Answer Key
$2.00
For many high school readers, psychological fiction and horror are genres that maximize engagement with literature. "The Premature Burial" by Edgar Allan Poe features elements consistent with both genres: a stream-of-consciousness technique, the intensification of an irrational fear, tales of being buried alive, and more. This multiple choice quiz covering "The Premature Burial" helps English teachers promote homework accountability, evaluate reading comprehension, and save time at home without sacrificing quality in the classroom. An answer key and copy of the public domain narrative are included. Materials are delivered in printable Word Document and PDF formats.
By completing this assessment, students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:
The exposition
The identities of those mentioned who suffered premature burials
The intentions of Julien Bossuet
The narrator's beliefs concerning premature burials
The narrator's medical condition
Precautions taken by the narrator to avoid death by premature burial
Where the narrator seeks shelter during a storm
How a premature burial scare affects the narrator's life moving forward
The narrator's evaluation of human imagination
Details
Grade
8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Resource Type
Assessments, Exam, Quiz, Tests, Worksheets
Pages
35 Pages
Product
Digital
Subject
ELA, Literature & Poetry, Classic Literature
Languages
English
Standard
Common Core English Language Arts Standards
Description
"The Premature Burial" by Edgar Allan Poe is a short story of special appeal to high school students interested in human psychology, horror stories, and Halloween. With this bundle of assessment materials, English teachers will save valuable time without sacrificing rigor in the classroom. Included are the following: a plot-based quiz, a close reading analysis worksheet, a crossword puzzle, a word search activity, a vocabulary application worksheet, the public domain narrative, and answer keys. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats.
By engaging with these materials, students will:
Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words
Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings
Choose the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences
Consider the greater significance of given details
Discern the intended effects of the author's diction, punctuation, and narrative techniques
Examine how characters think, behave, interact, and develop
Apply knowledge of various literary devices including eye dialect, onomatopoeia, allusion, pun, dramatic irony, situational irony, and more
Draw parallels between the narrative and a featured nonfiction passage
Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence
Write about Gothic fiction with clarity, accuracy, and precision
This resource may facilitate small-group discussions in which students decode language and pose/respond to questions relating to plot, broad topics, and character development. Using this resource for structured guidance, students will improve their ability to present information, conclusions, and supporting textual evidence clearly and convincingly.
By engaging with these materials, students will:
Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words
Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings
Choose the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences
Consider the greater significance of given details
Discern the intended effects of the author's diction, punctuation, and narrative techniques
Examine how characters think, behave, interact, and develop
Apply knowledge of various literary devices including eye dialect, onomatopoeia, allusion, pun, dramatic irony, situational irony, and more
Draw parallels between the narrative and a featured nonfiction passage
Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence
Write about Gothic fiction with clarity, accuracy, and precision
This resource may facilitate small-group discussions in which students decode language and pose/respond to questions relating to plot, broad topics, and character development. Using this resource for structured guidance, students will improve their ability to present information, conclusions, and supporting textual evidence clearly and convincingly.
"The Premature Burial" by Edgar Allan Poe is a short story of special appeal to high school students interested in human psychology, horror stories, and Halloween. With this bundle of assessment materials, English teachers will save valuable time without sacrificing... more
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