Ender's Game Close Reading Analysis Worksheets Bundle with Answer Keys
Support the development of close reading analysis skills for high school with this set of rigorous activities covering the science fiction novel Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. Each worksheet eliminates the need for take-home assessment planning without sacrificing academic rigor. Answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive bundle option is available.) By engaging with these materials, students will do the following:
Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
Define challenging words and phrases as they are used in the text
Examine nuances in words with similar meanings
Discern the greater significance and intended effects of given details
Consider historical context when answering questions about plot
Make logical inferences about the author's thinking in context
Discern the tone of given excerpts
Determine the function of a given chapter
Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
Compare and contrast characters (Ender and Peter)
Apply knowledge of literary devices including symbolism, personification, simile, metaphor, epiphany, pun, foreshadowing, invective, euphemism, allusion, paradox, ambiguity, anaphora, rhetorical questioning, situational irony, verbal irony, and dramatic irony
Explore themes in context
Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant textual evidence
Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision
These resources may facilitate small-group discussions in which students decode language and pose/respond to questions relating to plot, broad topics, and character development. Using these activities for structured guidance, students will improve their ability to present information, conclusions, and supporting textual evidence clearly and convincingly.
Materials are available for a range of dystopian and science fiction texts:
Support the development of close reading analysis skills for high school with this set of rigorous activities covering the science fiction novel Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. Each worksheet eliminates the need for take-home assessment planning without sacrificing academic rigor. Answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive bundle option is available.) By engaging with these materials, students will do the following:
Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
Define challenging words and phrases as they are used in the text
Examine nuances in words with similar meanings
Discern the greater significance and intended effects of given details
Consider historical context when answering questions about plot
Make logical inferences about the author's thinking in context
Discern the tone of given excerpts
Determine the function of a given chapter
Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
Compare and contrast characters (Ender and Peter)
Apply knowledge of literary devices including symbolism, personification, simile, metaphor, epiphany, pun, foreshadowing, invective, euphemism, allusion, paradox, ambiguity, anaphora, rhetorical questioning, situational irony, verbal irony, and dramatic irony
Explore themes in context
Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant textual evidence
Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision
These resources may facilitate small-group discussions in which students decode language and pose/respond to questions relating to plot, broad topics, and character development. Using these activities for structured guidance, students will improve their ability to present information, conclusions, and supporting textual evidence clearly and convincingly.
Materials are available for a range of dystopian and science fiction texts:
Support the development of close reading analysis skills for high school with this set of rigorous activities covering the science fiction novel Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. Each worksheet eliminates the need for take-home assessment planning without sacrificing academic rigor. Answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive bundle option is available.) By engaging with these materials, students will do the following:
Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
Define challenging words and phrases as they are used in the text
Examine nuances in words with similar meanings
Discern the greater significance and intended effects of given details
Consider historical context when answering questions about plot
Make logical inferences about the author's thinking in context
Discern the tone of given excerpts
Determine the function of a given chapter
Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
Compare and contrast characters (Ender and Peter)
Apply knowledge of literary devices including symbolism, personification, simile, metaphor, epiphany, pun, foreshadowing, invective, euphemism, allusion, paradox, ambiguity, anaphora, rhetorical questioning, situational irony, verbal irony, and dramatic irony
Explore themes in context
Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant textual evidence
Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision
These resources may facilitate small-group discussions in which students decode language and pose/respond to questions relating to plot, broad topics, and character development. Using these activities for structured guidance, students will improve their ability to present information, conclusions, and supporting textual evidence clearly and convincingly.
Materials are available for a range of dystopian and science fiction texts:
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Support the development of close reading analysis skills for high school with this set of rigorous activities covering the science fiction novel Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. Each worksheet eliminates the need for take-home assessment planning without sacrificing academic rigor. Answer keys are provided.