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"The Twelve Dancing Princesses" by the Brothers Grimm Close Reading Worksheet
$3.00
Help middle and high school students go beyond general reading comprehension and support the development of critical thinking skills with this close reading analysis worksheet covering the classic Grimm's fairy tale "The Twelve Dancing Princesses," a story in which a wounded soldier is given useful information that transforms his fate. An answer key and copy of the public domain short story are provided. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats.
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 completing this close reading activity, students will:
Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
Discern the function of a given excerpt
Examine how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
Apply knowledge of literary devices including foreshadowing, imagery, hubris, dramatic irony, situational irony, and more
Explore themes in context
Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence
Write about fairy tale fiction with clarity, accuracy, and precision
"The Twelve Dancing Princesses" by the Brothers Grimm Quiz and Answer Key
$2.00
Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this plot-based quiz covering the classic Grimm's fairy tale "The Twelve Dancing Princesses," a story in which a wounded soldier is given useful information that transforms his fate. The assessment may otherwise double as a guided reading handout to facilitate engagement with fiction. An answer key and copy of the public domain short story are included. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:
The clue indicating the princesses leave home every night
The length of time a man has to satisfy the king's request
A reward for success
A consequence for failure
The method by which the princesses set men up for failure
How an old soldier learns the secret of the princesses
An item that helps the old soldier follow the princesses
The mentality of the youngest princess
Signs that alert the youngest princess that she is being followed
The festive parties attended by the princesses
An item that helps the old soldier prove his success
"The Twelve Dancing Princesses" Vocabulary Games (Grimm's Fairy Tale)
$4.00
Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement the classic Grimm's fairy tale "The Twelve Dancing Princesses." A crossword puzzle, a word search activity, a vocabulary application worksheet, the public domain short story, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats.
Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: apprehensive, bestow, caper, cavort, counsel, decapitated, decree, draught, earnestly, feign, furtively, heartily, inclined, lethargic, mantle, mar, pulchritudinous, reign, rowdy, scarcely, subterranean, and tremulous.
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
Details
Grade
6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Resource Type
Assessments, Exam, Quiz, Tests, Worksheets
Pages
22 Pages
Product
Digital
Subject
ELA, Literature & Poetry, Classic Literature
Languages
English
Standard
Common Core English Language Arts Standards
Description
Evaluate general reading comprehension, facilitate vocabulary development, sharpen critical thinking skills, and maximize interest in works of fiction with this bundle of materials for teaching the classic Grimm's fairy tale "The Twelve Dancing Princesses." A plot-based quiz, a close reading inference worksheet, a vocabulary application activity, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, the short story, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By engaging with these materials, students will:
Read for literal comprehension
Consult reference materials to learn and verify word meanings
Choose the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences
Infer the intended effects of the authors' word choices and narrative techniques
Determine the function of a given passage
Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
Apply knowledge of literary devices including foreshadowing, imagery, hubris, dramatic irony, situational irony, and more
Consider themes in context
Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence
Write about fiction with clarity, accuracy, and precision
Come to class better prepared to discuss literature
Read for literal comprehension
Consult reference materials to learn and verify word meanings
Choose the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences
Infer the intended effects of the authors' word choices and narrative techniques
Determine the function of a given passage
Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
Apply knowledge of literary devices including foreshadowing, imagery, hubris, dramatic irony, situational irony, and more
Consider themes in context
Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence
Write about fiction with clarity, accuracy, and precision
Come to class better prepared to discuss literature
Evaluate general reading comprehension, facilitate vocabulary development, sharpen critical thinking skills, and maximize interest in works of fiction with this bundle of materials for teaching the classic Grimm's fairy tale "The Twelve Dancing Princesses." A plot-based quiz, a close reading... more
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