The Handmaid's Tale Close Reading Analysis Worksheets and Answer Keys (Bundle)
Challenge high school students to move beyond surface-level comprehension with this bundle of nine close reading analysis worksheets covering The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood. From applying knowledge of literary devices to making inferences about the author's intentions, readers will be supported by rigorous questions complementing the novel. The range of question types may also facilitate small-group review discussions and prepare students for standardized testing scenarios. Answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive bundle option is available.) By engaging with these close reading activities, students will:
Read for literal comprehension
Consult reference materials to learn and verify word meanings as needed
Infer the intended effects of the author's word choices and narrative techniques, including how language is used as a manipulative tool in the novel
Discern the functions of given passages or chapters
Describe tone in context
Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
Apply knowledge of literary devices including allusion, ambiguity, anaphora, dramatic irony, metaphor, pun, situational irony, and more
Consider themes in context
Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence
Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision
Come to class better prepared to discuss literature
Copyright restrictions do not allow for novel content to be included, so the purchaser is responsible for providing students with the text.
Resources are available for a variety of dystopian novels:
Challenge high school students to move beyond surface-level comprehension with this bundle of nine close reading analysis worksheets covering The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood. From applying knowledge of literary devices to making inferences about the author's intentions, readers will be supported by rigorous questions complementing the novel. The range of question types may also facilitate small-group review discussions and prepare students for standardized testing scenarios. Answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive bundle option is available.) By engaging with these close reading activities, students will:
Read for literal comprehension
Consult reference materials to learn and verify word meanings as needed
Infer the intended effects of the author's word choices and narrative techniques, including how language is used as a manipulative tool in the novel
Discern the functions of given passages or chapters
Describe tone in context
Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
Apply knowledge of literary devices including allusion, ambiguity, anaphora, dramatic irony, metaphor, pun, situational irony, and more
Consider themes in context
Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence
Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision
Come to class better prepared to discuss literature
Copyright restrictions do not allow for novel content to be included, so the purchaser is responsible for providing students with the text.
Resources are available for a variety of dystopian novels:
Challenge high school students to move beyond surface-level comprehension with this bundle of nine close reading analysis worksheets covering The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood. From applying knowledge of literary devices to making inferences about the author's intentions, readers will be supported by rigorous questions complementing the novel. The range of question types may also facilitate small-group review discussions and prepare students for standardized testing scenarios. Answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive bundle option is available.) By engaging with these close reading activities, students will:
Read for literal comprehension
Consult reference materials to learn and verify word meanings as needed
Infer the intended effects of the author's word choices and narrative techniques, including how language is used as a manipulative tool in the novel
Discern the functions of given passages or chapters
Describe tone in context
Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
Apply knowledge of literary devices including allusion, ambiguity, anaphora, dramatic irony, metaphor, pun, situational irony, and more
Consider themes in context
Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence
Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision
Come to class better prepared to discuss literature
Copyright restrictions do not allow for novel content to be included, so the purchaser is responsible for providing students with the text.
Resources are available for a variety of dystopian novels:
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Challenge high school students to move beyond surface-level comprehension with this bundle of nine close reading analysis worksheets covering The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood. From applying knowledge of literary devices to making inferences about the author's intentions, readers will be supported by rigorous questions complementing the novel. The range of question types may also facilitate small-group review discussions and prepare students for standardized testing scenarios. Answer keys are provided.