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Short Stories for Christmas Quizzes, Close Readings, Vocab Games, and Test Bundle
Evaluate reading comprehension, support critical thinking, and embrace the spirit of Christmas and wintertime no matter the time of year with this bundle of plot-based quizzes, close reading analysis worksheets, vocabulary development exercises, and an end-of-unit test for six holiday-themed short stories: "A Christmas Memory" by Truman Capote, "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry, "The Burglar's Christmas" by Willa Cather, "At Christmas Time" by Anton Chekhov, "Three Wise Guys" by Sandra Cisneros, and "The Heavenly Christmas Tree" by Fyodor Dostoevsky. 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 activities, students will:
Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
Define words and phrases as they are used in the text
Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings
Choose the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences
Discern the intended effects of the authors' word choices and narrative techniques
Determine the functions of given excerpts
Describe and examine tone in context
Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
Apply knowledge of literary devices including epiphany, foreshadowing, idiom, metaphor, onomatopoeia, oxymoron, paradox, personification, simile, situational irony, and more
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
More materials are available for teaching short stories:
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe (Volume 1) - Google and printable
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe (Volume 2) - Google and printable
The Works of H.P. Lovecraft (Volume 1) - Google and printable
The Works of H.P. Lovecraft (Volume 2) - Google and printable
Thematic Short Story Unit on Fear and Curiosity - Google and printable
Evaluate reading comprehension, support critical thinking, and embrace the spirit of Christmas and wintertime no matter the time of year with this bundle of plot-based quizzes, close reading analysis worksheets, vocabulary development exercises, and an end-of-unit test for six holiday-themed short stories: "A Christmas Memory" by Truman Capote, "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry, "The Burglar's Christmas" by Willa Cather, "At Christmas Time" by Anton Chekhov, "Three Wise Guys" by Sandra Cisneros, and "The Heavenly Christmas Tree" by Fyodor Dostoevsky. 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 activities, students will:
Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
Define words and phrases as they are used in the text
Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings
Choose the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences
Discern the intended effects of the authors' word choices and narrative techniques
Determine the functions of given excerpts
Describe and examine tone in context
Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
Apply knowledge of literary devices including epiphany, foreshadowing, idiom, metaphor, onomatopoeia, oxymoron, paradox, personification, simile, situational irony, and more
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
More materials are available for teaching short stories:
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe (Volume 1) - Google and printable
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe (Volume 2) - Google and printable
The Works of H.P. Lovecraft (Volume 1) - Google and printable
The Works of H.P. Lovecraft (Volume 2) - Google and printable
Thematic Short Story Unit on Fear and Curiosity - Google and printable
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Evaluate reading comprehension, support critical thinking, and embrace the spirit of Christmas and wintertime no matter the time of year with this bundle of plot-based quizzes, close reading analysis worksheets, and vocabulary development exercises for five holiday-themed short stories: "A Christmas Memory" by Truman Capote, "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry, "The Burglar's Christmas" by Willa Cather, "At Christmas Time" by Anton Chekhov, and "Three Wise Guys" by Sandra Cisneros. Answer keys are provided.