"The Man to Send Rain Clouds" Quiz, Analysis Worksheet, and Vocabulary Games
Support vocabulary development, evaluate reading comprehension, and facilitate analysis of characters, plot, and literary craft with this bundle of activities and assessments covering Leslie Marmon Silko's short story "The Man to Send Rain Clouds." A plot-based quiz, a close reading inference worksheet, a vocabulary application activity, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, and answer keys are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive bundle option is available.) By completing these exercises, students will:
Read for literal comprehension
Consult reference materials to learn and verify word meanings as needed
Choose the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences
Infer the intended effects of the author's word choices and narrative techniques
Discern the function of a given passage
Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
Apply knowledge of literary devices including allusion, dramatic irony, personification, symbolism, and more
Write about literature with clarity, precision, and accuracy
Locate textual evidence in support of the claim that the priest is not very familiar with his community
Come to class better prepared to discuss literature
Resources are available for teaching short stories of various genres:
Support vocabulary development, evaluate reading comprehension, and facilitate analysis of characters, plot, and literary craft with this bundle of activities and assessments covering Leslie Marmon Silko's short story "The Man to Send Rain Clouds." A plot-based quiz, a close reading inference worksheet, a vocabulary application activity, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, and answer keys are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive bundle option is available.) By completing these exercises, students will:
Read for literal comprehension
Consult reference materials to learn and verify word meanings as needed
Choose the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences
Infer the intended effects of the author's word choices and narrative techniques
Discern the function of a given passage
Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
Apply knowledge of literary devices including allusion, dramatic irony, personification, symbolism, and more
Write about literature with clarity, precision, and accuracy
Locate textual evidence in support of the claim that the priest is not very familiar with his community
Come to class better prepared to discuss literature
Resources are available for teaching short stories of various genres:
Support vocabulary development, evaluate reading comprehension, and facilitate analysis of characters, plot, and literary craft with this bundle of activities and assessments covering Leslie Marmon Silko's short story "The Man to Send Rain Clouds." A plot-based quiz, a close reading inference worksheet, a vocabulary application activity, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, and answer keys are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive bundle option is available.) By completing these exercises, students will:
Read for literal comprehension
Consult reference materials to learn and verify word meanings as needed
Choose the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences
Infer the intended effects of the author's word choices and narrative techniques
Discern the function of a given passage
Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
Apply knowledge of literary devices including allusion, dramatic irony, personification, symbolism, and more
Write about literature with clarity, precision, and accuracy
Locate textual evidence in support of the claim that the priest is not very familiar with his community
Come to class better prepared to discuss literature
Resources are available for teaching short stories of various genres:
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Support vocabulary development, evaluate reading comprehension, and facilitate analysis of characters, plot, and literary craft with this bundle of activities and assessments covering Leslie Marmon Silko's short story "The Man to Send Rain Clouds." A plot-based quiz, a close reading inference worksheet, a vocabulary application activity, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, and answer keys are included.