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"Leiningen Versus the Ants" Quiz, Analysis Worksheet, and Vocabulary Activities (Bundle)

Facilitate reading comprehension and sharpen literary craft analysis skills with this bundle of activities and assessments covering Carl Stephenson's short story "Leiningen Versus the Ants." A plot-based quiz, a close reading worksheet, a vocabulary application activity, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, the public domain narrative, 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 as needed * Choose the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences * Infer the intended effects of the author's word choices and narrative techniques * Conduct brief research as needed to answer a question about historical context * Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop * Make rational predictions about the protagonist's future behavior * Apply knowledge of literary devices including allusion, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, oxymoron, personification, simile, and situational irony * Consider themes in context * Support claims and inferences with relevant evidence and sound reasoning * Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision * Come to class better prepared to discuss literature