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"The Wind Blows" Quiz, Close Reading Analysis Worksheet, and Vocabulary Games (Short Story)

Facilitate reading comprehension and sharpen literary analysis skills with this bundle of activities and assessments covering Katherine Mansfield's short story "The Wind Blows." A plot-based quiz, close reading inference worksheet, vocabulary definitions activity, vocabulary application exercise, crossword puzzle, word search game, and answer keys are included. 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 * Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop * Evaluate whether the narrator demonstrates some degree of sympathy toward the snake * Apply knowledge of literary devices including assonance, imagery, simile, symbolism, and more * Conduct brief research on the author's life and articulate several autobiographical parallels * Write about literature with clarity, precision, and accuracy * Support claims and inferences with relevant evidence and sound reasoning * Come to class better prepared to discuss literature