Dracula Close Reading Analysis Worksheets Bundle with Answer Keys
Extend reading comprehension and support the development of close reading analysis skills with this bundle of 27 worksheets composed of high-order questions to help high school students engage with Dracula by Bram Stoker. Each resource focuses on a single chapter (all chapters are addressed), thus eliminating take-home assessment planning responsibilities and helping teachers sustain rigor in and out of the classroom. Materials are delivered as editable Word Documents and printable PDFs. (Alternatively, a Google Drive option is available.) Answer keys are included, as well as copies of every chapter. With these close reading activities, students will:
Identify what the text says both explicitly and implicitly
Determine the function of a given excerpt
Explore how setting contributes to mood
Describe the tone of given excerpts
Discern the intended effects of the author's narrative techniques
Examine how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
Compare and contrast characters
Apply knowledge of literary devices including situational irony, verbal irony, dramatic irony, foreshadowing, metaphor, oxymoron, epiphany, and more
Conduct brief research on topics relevant to the novel
Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence
Write about Gothic literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision
And much more
This resource may facilitate small-group discussions in which students decode language and pose/respond to questions relating to plot, broad topics, and character development. Using this resource for structured guidance, students will improve their ability to present information, conclusions, and supporting textual evidence clearly and convincingly.
Resources are available for a variety of engaging novels:
Extend reading comprehension and support the development of close reading analysis skills with this bundle of 27 worksheets composed of high-order questions to help high school students engage with Dracula by Bram Stoker. Each resource focuses on a single chapter (all chapters are addressed), thus eliminating take-home assessment planning responsibilities and helping teachers sustain rigor in and out of the classroom. Materials are delivered as editable Word Documents and printable PDFs. (Alternatively, a Google Drive option is available.) Answer keys are included, as well as copies of every chapter. With these close reading activities, students will:
Identify what the text says both explicitly and implicitly
Determine the function of a given excerpt
Explore how setting contributes to mood
Describe the tone of given excerpts
Discern the intended effects of the author's narrative techniques
Examine how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
Compare and contrast characters
Apply knowledge of literary devices including situational irony, verbal irony, dramatic irony, foreshadowing, metaphor, oxymoron, epiphany, and more
Conduct brief research on topics relevant to the novel
Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence
Write about Gothic literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision
And much more
This resource may facilitate small-group discussions in which students decode language and pose/respond to questions relating to plot, broad topics, and character development. Using this resource for structured guidance, students will improve their ability to present information, conclusions, and supporting textual evidence clearly and convincingly.
Resources are available for a variety of engaging novels:
Extend reading comprehension and support the development of close reading analysis skills with this bundle of 27 worksheets composed of high-order questions to help high school students engage with Dracula by Bram Stoker. Each resource focuses on a single chapter (all chapters are addressed), thus eliminating take-home assessment planning responsibilities and helping teachers sustain rigor in and out of the classroom. Materials are delivered as editable Word Documents and printable PDFs. (Alternatively, a Google Drive option is available.) Answer keys are included, as well as copies of every chapter. With these close reading activities, students will:
Identify what the text says both explicitly and implicitly
Determine the function of a given excerpt
Explore how setting contributes to mood
Describe the tone of given excerpts
Discern the intended effects of the author's narrative techniques
Examine how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
Compare and contrast characters
Apply knowledge of literary devices including situational irony, verbal irony, dramatic irony, foreshadowing, metaphor, oxymoron, epiphany, and more
Conduct brief research on topics relevant to the novel
Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence
Write about Gothic literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision
And much more
This resource may facilitate small-group discussions in which students decode language and pose/respond to questions relating to plot, broad topics, and character development. Using this resource for structured guidance, students will improve their ability to present information, conclusions, and supporting textual evidence clearly and convincingly.
Resources are available for a variety of engaging novels:
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Extend reading comprehension and support the development of close reading analysis skills with this bundle of 27 worksheets composed of high-order questions to help high school students engage with Dracula by Bram Stoker. Each resource focuses on a single chapter (all chapters are addressed), thus eliminating take-home assessment planning responsibilities and helping teachers sustain rigor in and out of the classroom.