Details
Pages
19 Pages
Subject
ELA, Literature & Poetry, Reading Comprehension & Learning
Product
Digital
Grade
9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Resource Type
Assignments, Assessments, Worksheets
Description
Gothic fantasy is a genre that maximizes many high school students' engagement with literature. "The Tomb" by H.P. Lovecraft is one such short story. It features elements such as a padlocked mausoleum, necromancy, and an institutionalized narrator who slept in empty caskets - calling to mind the works of Edgar Allan Poe and making the narrative a fitting read during the Halloween season. This rigorous worksheet on "The Tomb" helps English teachers support the development of close reading analysis skills and save valuable time at home without sacrificing rigor in the classroom. A detailed answer key and copy of the public domain narrative are provided. Materials are delivered in printable Word Document and PDF formats.
By completing this activity, students will:
Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
Make logical inferences about the author's inspiration
Examine how the protagonist is introduced
Explore the functions of given paragraphs
Examine cause-and-effect relationships
Discern the intended effect of the author's diction
Define complex words and phrases as they are used in the text
Examine the connotative significance of words or phrases
Apply knowledge of various literary devices including personification and onomatopoeia
Draw parallels between the narrator and the mythical figure Theseus
Articulate how a particular paragraph contributes to character development
Explore the symbolic importance of incidents and objects including the extinguishing of light and a lightning bolt
Examine the nature of the relationship between the narrator and his family
Explain an example of situational irony in the context of a given paragraph
Consider the role of an unreliable narrator in the context of the plot
Justify responses with reasoned thinking and relevant textual evidence
Write ideas with clarity, accuracy, and precision
By completing this activity, students will:
Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
Make logical inferences about the author's inspiration
Examine how the protagonist is introduced
Explore the functions of given paragraphs
Examine cause-and-effect relationships
Discern the intended effect of the author's diction
Define complex words and phrases as they are used in the text
Examine the connotative significance of words or phrases
Apply knowledge of various literary devices including personification and onomatopoeia
Draw parallels between the narrator and the mythical figure Theseus
Articulate how a particular paragraph contributes to character development
Explore the symbolic importance of incidents and objects including the extinguishing of light and a lightning bolt
Examine the nature of the relationship between the narrator and his family
Explain an example of situational irony in the context of a given paragraph
Consider the role of an unreliable narrator in the context of the plot
Justify responses with reasoned thinking and relevant textual evidence
Write ideas with clarity, accuracy, and precision
Gothic fantasy is a genre that maximizes many high school students' engagement with literature. "The Tomb" by H.P. Lovecraft is one such short story. It features elements such as a padlocked mausoleum, necromancy, and an institutionalized narrator who slept in... more
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