Help high school students go beyond general reading comprehension and support the development of critical thinking and literary craft analysis skills with this close reading worksheet covering Kurt Vonnegut’s dystopian short story “Harrison Bergeron.” An answer key is included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By completing the close reading activity, students will:
- Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
- Define words as they are used in the text
- Discern the narrative’s point of view
- Examine how complex characters think, behave, develop, and interact
- Apply knowledge of literary devices including personification, paradox, oxymoron, simile, onomatopoeia, situational irony, and dramatic irony
- Explore themes in context
- Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence
- Write about fiction with clarity, accuracy, and precision
- Come to class better prepared to discuss literature
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