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Facilitate reading comprehension and sharpen literary analysis skills with this bundle of activities and assessments covering Mark Twain’s satirical short story “A Ghost Story.” A plot-based quiz, close reading inference worksheet, vocabulary definitions handout, vocabulary application exercise, crossword puzzle, word search game, and answer keys are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Students will practice and demonstrate the following essential ELA skills:

• Identifying literary devices such as personification, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, invective, and situational irony.
• Evaluating diction and stylistic choices, including Twain’s use of capitalization for emphasis.
• Analyzing tone and its role in shaping mood and meaning.
• Making logical inferences about character motivations and narrator psychology.
• Exploring irony, with emphasis on the story’s closing plot twist.
• Interpreting satire, recognizing how Twain critiques human emotions and Gothic storytelling conventions.
• Defending claims with textual evidence, developing critical thinking and college-prep writing skills.