Help high school readers navigate complex and unfamiliar language in Guy de Maupassant’s short story “A Ghost” and prepare them for the rigors of college-level literature with this set of vocabulary games and activities. From helping students make sense of French terminology to exposing them to words that contribute to the narrative’s suspenseful atmosphere, this engaging set of resources is accompanied by answer keys and a copy of the public domain text. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats.
By engaging with these activities (ideal for the Halloween season), students will determine the meanings of challenging words and discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences. Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed:
- ajar
- allude
- apparition
- avidity
- countenance
- decipher
- fruitless
- inquest
- mesdames
- monsieur
- parbleu
- perturbed
- plaintive
- plait
- quay
- regiment
- sequestration
- solitary
- stammer
- tumultuous
- tunic
- unalloyed
- vague
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