Details
Pages
6 Pages
Subject
ELA, Literature & Poetry, Classic Literature
Languages
English
Product
Digital
Grade
7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Resource Type
Assessments, Guided Reading, Worksheets
Standard
Common Core English Language Arts Standards
Description
Help middle and high school students improve fluency, stamina, text comprehension, and close reading analysis of the formal elements of fiction with this set of rigorous, text-dependent questions on The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells (book 1, chapters 2 through 5). An answer key is included, as well as a copy of the featured chapters, which are in the public domain. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. By completing the close reading activity, students will:
Identify what the text states explicitly as well as implicitly
Explore character development and motivations
Analyze nuances in words with similar definitions and connotations
Analyze the author's diction to infer the author's intent
Articulate how the author incorporates verisimilitude into the plot
Apply knowledge of literary devices including personification, simile, hyperbole, and imagery
Isolate an example of figurative language in the text
Analyze a given allusion and explain its intended effect on the reader
Explore the symbolism of waving a white flag
Analyze what character actions imply about their judgment
Explore the author's methods of building suspense
Write clearly, concisely, and accurately in response to analytical questioning
Cite textual evidence in support of claims
Identify what the text states explicitly as well as implicitly
Explore character development and motivations
Analyze nuances in words with similar definitions and connotations
Analyze the author's diction to infer the author's intent
Articulate how the author incorporates verisimilitude into the plot
Apply knowledge of literary devices including personification, simile, hyperbole, and imagery
Isolate an example of figurative language in the text
Analyze a given allusion and explain its intended effect on the reader
Explore the symbolism of waving a white flag
Analyze what character actions imply about their judgment
Explore the author's methods of building suspense
Write clearly, concisely, and accurately in response to analytical questioning
Cite textual evidence in support of claims
Help middle and high school students improve fluency, stamina, text comprehension, and close reading analysis of the formal elements of fiction with this set of rigorous, text-dependent questions on The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells (book 1,... more
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