The Adventures of Ulysses Quizzes, Inference Worksheets, Vocabulary Games, Test, and Keys (Bundle)

This bundle is designed to promote vocabulary development, evaluate reading comprehension, and support critical thinking while teaching The Adventures of Ulysses by Bernard Evslin, a modern retelling of Homer's The Odyssey—written in a manner that is simpler for middle and high school students to process. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive bundle option is available.) A breakdown of content follows.

Reading comprehension quizzes: Hold students accountable for assigned readings with seven assessments focused on plot developments. These assessments may double as guided reading homework handouts to facilitate active engagement with the novel. Answer keys are included. Quizzes are broken down as follows:

• Prologue and Chapters 1, 2, and 3

• Chapters 4, 5, and 6

• Chapter 7

• Chapters 8, 9, 10, and 11

• Chapters 12 and 13

• Chapters 14 and 15

• Chapter 16

Vocabulary games and activities: Frontload assigned readings with these vocabulary games and activities to maximize reading comprehension. Alternatively, stash these materials in an emergency sub folder to keep students meaningfully engaged in the book during unexpected teacher absences. Included are 7 vocabulary application activities, 7 crossword puzzles, 7 word search games, and answer keys. A total of 140 vocabulary terms are featured. By engaging with these activities, students will:

• Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words

• Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings

• Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences

Close reading analysis worksheets: Prepare students to go beyond general reading comprehension and develop critical thinking skills for high school literature classes. Seven activities are included, addressing meaningful details and passages from a range of chapters. Answer keys are provided. By engaging with these close reading activities, students will:

• Identify what the text states explicitly as well as implicitly

• Discern the intended effects of the author's word choices and narrative techniques

• Determine the purposes of given passages

• Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop

• Compare characters in the story

• Apply knowledge of various literary devices

• Consider 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

Review game PowerPoint: This game show-themed review activity is intended to activate schema related to plot in preparation for the summative assessment.

Summative unit test: This summative assessment measures reading comprehension, knowledge of literary craft, and proficiency in writing claims in an analysis of the text and its characters. An answer key is included.

Materials are available for teaching a variety of suspenseful novels:

• Dracula by Bram Stoker - Google and printable

• Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers - Google and printable

• Frankenstein by Mary Shelley - Google and printable

• Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer - Google and printable

• Lord of the Flies by William Golding - Google and printable

• The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien - Google and printable