Help high school students go beyond basic reading comprehension and support the development of critical thinking and literary craft analysis skills with this close reading worksheet covering the short story “The Imp of the Perverse” by Edgar Allan Poe, a piece of horror and psychological fiction that explores the impulse to do wrong for wrong’s sake alone. An answer key and copy of the public domain narrative, which is especially fitting for the Halloween season, are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By engaging with this close reading activity, students will:
- Consult reference materials as needed to verify word meanings
- Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
- Infer the intended effects of the author’s stylistic choices and narrative techniques
- Discern the tone of a given paragraph
- Determine the function of a given paragraph
- Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
- Apply knowledge of literary devices with emphasis on situational irony
- 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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Edgar Allan Poe's Short Stories - Quizzes and Analysis Activities (Volume 3)
This short story bundle includes vocabulary games, comprehension quizzes, and close reading inference worksheets to ensure high school students can read with a purpose and exercise critical thinking and literary analysis skills. Four narratives, each written by Edgar Allan Poe, are featured: "The Oval Portrait," "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," "The Sphinx," and "The Imp of the Perverse." Answer keys and copies of the public domain texts are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By engaging with these activities, students will: * Read for literal comprehension * Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words * Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings * Determine 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 * Describe tone in context * Determine the function of given excerpts * Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop * Apply knowledge of literary devices with emphasis on hyperbole, paradox, situational irony, and more * Conduct brief research into Poe's personal life to explain autobiographical parallels between the author and the plot of "The Oval Portrait" * 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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"The Imp of the Perverse" by Edgar Allan Poe Quiz, Close Reading, and Vocabulary Games Bundle
Evaluate general reading comprehension, facilitate vocabulary development, and sharpen critical thinking and literary craft analysis skills with this bundle of activities for teaching the short story "The Imp of the Perverse" by Edgar Allan Poe, piece of horror and psychological fiction that explores the impulse to do wrong for wrong's sake alone. A plot-based quiz, a close reading analysis 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: * Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly * Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words * Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings * Determine 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 * Discern the tone of a given paragraph * Determine the function of a given paragraph * Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop * Apply knowledge of literary devices with emphasis on situational irony * 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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