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Support vocabulary development, evaluate reading comprehension, and facilitate analysis of characters, plot, and literary craft with this bundle of activities and assessments covering the short story “The Path through the Cemetery” by Leonard Q. Ross, also known as “Cemetery Path.” A plot-based quiz, a close reading inference worksheet, a vocabulary application activity, a crossword puzzle, a word search, 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
• Discern the greater function of a given detail
• Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
• Apply knowledge of literary devices including foreshadowing, hyperbole, invective, and situational irony
• Conduct research as needed to answer questions about setting and characters
• 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