The Dead and the Gone Quiz, Close Reading, Research Project, and Test Bundle
This resource bundle is designed to promote vocabulary development, evaluate reading comprehension, support critical thinking, and facilitate the process of researching topics related to Susan Beth Pfeffer's dystopian novel The Dead and the Gone, the sequel to Life As We Knew It. 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 six multiple choice 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:
Chapters 1 and 2
Chapters 3, 4, and 5
Chapters 6, 7, and 8
Chapters 9, 10, and 11
Chapters 12, 13, 14, and 15
Chapters 16, 17, 18, and 19
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 6 vocabulary application activities, 6 crossword puzzles, 6 word search games, and answer keys. A total of 100 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. Six activities are included, each addressing a meaningful passage from a range of chapters (2, 5, 8, 9, 13, and 19). 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
Describe tone in context
Determine the purposes of given passages
Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
Compare and contrast characters
Discern the function of a particular character (Kevin) in context
Apply knowledge of literary devices including dramatic irony, metaphor, oxymoron, onomatopoeia, personification, simile, situational irony, symbolism, and more
Consider themes in context
Conduct research on a relevant topic (Yellowstone Caldera)
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
Research project materials: Streamline the process of investigating relevant topics, documenting information gathered, and delivering formal speeches. The focus of the project is natural and human-influenced disasters, covering twenty topics including the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, the flu pandemic of 1918, the tri-state tornado outbreak of 1925, the Fukushima nuclear accident (2011), and Hurricane Maria (2017). A detailed scoring rubric is provided. Students will perform the following tasks:
Articulate connections between a research topic and the assigned novel
Conduct research using available resources
Collect and classify reliable sources
Develop successful methods of recording information
Evaluate the credibility of source work, taking into consideration readability, date, relevance, expertise, and bias
Apply conventions of MLA formatting
Correctly site resources to avoid plagiarism
Organize information in a cohesive manner, using a note-taking system that includes summary, paraphrasing, and quoted material
Analyze, synthesize, and integrate information, generating a thoughtfully comprehensive report, free of generalities and redundancies
Present findings verbally, using their own words
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.
More resources are available for a variety of novels:
* This resource is also included in a whole store growing bundle.
This resource bundle is designed to promote vocabulary development, evaluate reading comprehension, support critical thinking, and facilitate the process of researching topics related to Susan Beth Pfeffer's dystopian novel The Dead and the Gone, the sequel to Life As We Knew It. 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 six multiple choice 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:
Chapters 1 and 2
Chapters 3, 4, and 5
Chapters 6, 7, and 8
Chapters 9, 10, and 11
Chapters 12, 13, 14, and 15
Chapters 16, 17, 18, and 19
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 6 vocabulary application activities, 6 crossword puzzles, 6 word search games, and answer keys. A total of 100 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. Six activities are included, each addressing a meaningful passage from a range of chapters (2, 5, 8, 9, 13, and 19). 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
Describe tone in context
Determine the purposes of given passages
Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
Compare and contrast characters
Discern the function of a particular character (Kevin) in context
Apply knowledge of literary devices including dramatic irony, metaphor, oxymoron, onomatopoeia, personification, simile, situational irony, symbolism, and more
Consider themes in context
Conduct research on a relevant topic (Yellowstone Caldera)
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
Research project materials: Streamline the process of investigating relevant topics, documenting information gathered, and delivering formal speeches. The focus of the project is natural and human-influenced disasters, covering twenty topics including the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, the flu pandemic of 1918, the tri-state tornado outbreak of 1925, the Fukushima nuclear accident (2011), and Hurricane Maria (2017). A detailed scoring rubric is provided. Students will perform the following tasks:
Articulate connections between a research topic and the assigned novel
Conduct research using available resources
Collect and classify reliable sources
Develop successful methods of recording information
Evaluate the credibility of source work, taking into consideration readability, date, relevance, expertise, and bias
Apply conventions of MLA formatting
Correctly site resources to avoid plagiarism
Organize information in a cohesive manner, using a note-taking system that includes summary, paraphrasing, and quoted material
Analyze, synthesize, and integrate information, generating a thoughtfully comprehensive report, free of generalities and redundancies
Present findings verbally, using their own words
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.
More resources are available for a variety of novels:
* This resource is also included in a whole store growing bundle.
This resource bundle is designed to promote vocabulary development, evaluate reading comprehension, support critical thinking, and facilitate the process of researching topics related to Susan Beth Pfeffer's dystopian novel The Dead and the Gone, the sequel to Life As We Knew It. 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 six multiple choice 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:
Chapters 1 and 2
Chapters 3, 4, and 5
Chapters 6, 7, and 8
Chapters 9, 10, and 11
Chapters 12, 13, 14, and 15
Chapters 16, 17, 18, and 19
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 6 vocabulary application activities, 6 crossword puzzles, 6 word search games, and answer keys. A total of 100 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. Six activities are included, each addressing a meaningful passage from a range of chapters (2, 5, 8, 9, 13, and 19). 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
Describe tone in context
Determine the purposes of given passages
Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
Compare and contrast characters
Discern the function of a particular character (Kevin) in context
Apply knowledge of literary devices including dramatic irony, metaphor, oxymoron, onomatopoeia, personification, simile, situational irony, symbolism, and more
Consider themes in context
Conduct research on a relevant topic (Yellowstone Caldera)
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
Research project materials: Streamline the process of investigating relevant topics, documenting information gathered, and delivering formal speeches. The focus of the project is natural and human-influenced disasters, covering twenty topics including the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, the flu pandemic of 1918, the tri-state tornado outbreak of 1925, the Fukushima nuclear accident (2011), and Hurricane Maria (2017). A detailed scoring rubric is provided. Students will perform the following tasks:
Articulate connections between a research topic and the assigned novel
Conduct research using available resources
Collect and classify reliable sources
Develop successful methods of recording information
Evaluate the credibility of source work, taking into consideration readability, date, relevance, expertise, and bias
Apply conventions of MLA formatting
Correctly site resources to avoid plagiarism
Organize information in a cohesive manner, using a note-taking system that includes summary, paraphrasing, and quoted material
Analyze, synthesize, and integrate information, generating a thoughtfully comprehensive report, free of generalities and redundancies
Present findings verbally, using their own words
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.
More resources are available for a variety of novels:
* This resource is also included in a whole store growing bundle.