Evaluate general reading comprehension and support the development of close reading analysis skills with this bundle of formative assessments covering W. W. Jacobs' short story "The Monkey's Paw."
Evaluate general reading comprehension and support the development of close reading analysis skills with this bundle of formative assessments covering W. W. Jacobs' short story "The Monkey's Paw."
Evaluate general reading comprehension and support the development of close reading analysis skills with this bundle of formative assessments covering W. W. Jacobs' short story "The Monkey's Paw."
Evaluate general reading comprehension and support the development of close reading analysis skills with this bundle of formative assessments covering W. W. Jacobs' short story "The Monkey's Paw."
Evaluate general reading comprehension and support the development of close reading analysis skills with this bundle of formative assessments covering W. W. Jacobs' short story "The Monkey's Paw."
Evaluate general reading comprehension and support the development of close reading analysis skills with this bundle of formative assessments covering W. W. Jacobs' short story "The Monkey's Paw."
Evaluate general reading comprehension and support the development of close reading analysis skills with this bundle of formative assessments covering W. W. Jacobs' short story "The Monkey's Paw."
Evaluate general reading comprehension and support the development of close reading analysis skills with this bundle of formative assessments covering W. W. Jacobs' short story "The Monkey's Paw."
Evaluate general reading comprehension and support the development of close reading analysis skills with this bundle of formative assessments covering W. W. Jacobs' short story "The Monkey's Paw."
Evaluate general reading comprehension and support the development of close reading analysis skills with this bundle of formative assessments covering W. W. Jacobs' short story "The Monkey's Paw."
Evaluate general reading comprehension and support the development of close reading analysis skills with this bundle of formative assessments covering W. W. Jacobs' short story "The Monkey's Paw."
Evaluate general reading comprehension and support the development of close reading analysis skills with this bundle of formative assessments covering W. W. Jacobs' short story "The Monkey's Paw."
Evaluate general reading comprehension and support the development of close reading analysis skills with this bundle of formative assessments covering W. W. Jacobs' short story "The Monkey's Paw."
Evaluate general reading comprehension and support the development of close reading analysis skills with this bundle of formative assessments covering W. W. Jacobs' short story "The Monkey's Paw."
Evaluate general reading comprehension and support the development of close reading analysis skills with this bundle of formative assessments covering W. W. Jacobs' short story "The Monkey's Paw."
Evaluate general reading comprehension and support the development of close reading analysis skills with this bundle of formative assessments covering W. W. Jacobs' short story "The Monkey's Paw."
Evaluate general reading comprehension and support the development of close reading analysis skills with this bundle of formative assessments covering W. W. Jacobs' short story "The Monkey's Paw."
Evaluate general reading comprehension and support the development of close reading analysis skills with this bundle of formative assessments covering W. W. Jacobs' short story "The Monkey's Paw."
Evaluate general reading comprehension and support the development of close reading analysis skills with this bundle of formative assessments covering W. W. Jacobs' short story "The Monkey's Paw."
Evaluate general reading comprehension and support the development of close reading analysis skills with this bundle of formative assessments covering W. W. Jacobs' short story "The Monkey's Paw."
Evaluate general reading comprehension and support the development of close reading analysis skills with this bundle of formative assessments covering W. W. Jacobs' short story "The Monkey's Paw."
Evaluate general reading comprehension and support the development of close reading analysis skills with this bundle of formative assessments covering W. W. Jacobs' short story "The Monkey's Paw."
Evaluate general reading comprehension and support the development of close reading analysis skills with this bundle of formative assessments covering W. W. Jacobs' short story "The Monkey's Paw."
Evaluate general reading comprehension and support the development of close reading analysis skills with this bundle of formative assessments covering W. W. Jacobs' short story "The Monkey's Paw."

"The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs Quiz and Close Reading Bundle

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Evaluate general reading comprehension and support the development of close reading analysis skills with this bundle of formative assessments covering W. W. Jacobs' short story "The Monkey's Paw." Included are the following: a plot-based quiz, a worksheet composed of rigorous close reading questions, a craft analysis activity, a vocabulary application worksheet, a word search, a crossword puzzle, the public domain narrative, and answer keys. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive bundle option is available.)

By completing the quiz, students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:

  • Weather conditions

  • Interactions among family members

  • The visitor's background

  • Herbert's initial reaction to the object

  • Strange observations in a dying fire

  • The effects of a strange object

  • The reason Mr. White is reluctant to make subsequent wishes

  • Ominous sounds

  • Conflicting motivations of characters

  • The resolution

By completing the close reading analysis worksheet, students will:

  • Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly

  • Discern the intended effects of the author's word choices

  • Explore the role of setting in terms of developing characterization

  • Examine how the tone of the narrative shifts as the plot develops

  • Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop

  • Analyze how Mr. and Mrs. White's marriage is affected by grief

  • Identify specific details that contribute to the vampiric characterization of Mrs. White

  • Apply knowledge of literary devices including allusion, situational irony, and euphemism

  • Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence

  • Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision

By completing the craft analysis activity, students will perform the following task(s):

  • Analyze how W. W. Jacobs used foreshadowing, characterization, description, situational irony, verbal irony, personification, and symbolism to establish a tense mood and tone that is consistent with the conventions of horror and supernatural fiction

By completing the vocabulary 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

A variety of resources are available for teaching horror and supernatural fiction:

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Evaluate general reading comprehension and support the development of close reading analysis skills with this bundle of formative assessments covering W. W. Jacobs' short story "The Monkey's Paw." Included are the following: a plot-based quiz, a worksheet composed of rigorous close reading questions, a craft analysis activity, a vocabulary application worksheet, a word search, a crossword puzzle, the public domain narrative, and answer keys. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive bundle option is available.)

By completing the quiz, students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:

  • Weather conditions

  • Interactions among family members

  • The visitor's background

  • Herbert's initial reaction to the object

  • Strange observations in a dying fire

  • The effects of a strange object

  • The reason Mr. White is reluctant to make subsequent wishes

  • Ominous sounds

  • Conflicting motivations of characters

  • The resolution

By completing the close reading analysis worksheet, students will:

  • Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly

  • Discern the intended effects of the author's word choices

  • Explore the role of setting in terms of developing characterization

  • Examine how the tone of the narrative shifts as the plot develops

  • Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop

  • Analyze how Mr. and Mrs. White's marriage is affected by grief

  • Identify specific details that contribute to the vampiric characterization of Mrs. White

  • Apply knowledge of literary devices including allusion, situational irony, and euphemism

  • Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence

  • Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision

By completing the craft analysis activity, students will perform the following task(s):

  • Analyze how W. W. Jacobs used foreshadowing, characterization, description, situational irony, verbal irony, personification, and symbolism to establish a tense mood and tone that is consistent with the conventions of horror and supernatural fiction

By completing the vocabulary 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

A variety of resources are available for teaching horror and supernatural fiction:

Evaluate general reading comprehension and support the development of close reading analysis skills with this bundle of formative assessments covering W. W. Jacobs' short story "The Monkey's Paw." Included are the following: a plot-based quiz, a worksheet composed of rigorous close reading questions, a craft analysis activity, a vocabulary application worksheet, a word search, a crossword puzzle, the public domain narrative, and answer keys. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive bundle option is available.)

By completing the quiz, students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:

  • Weather conditions

  • Interactions among family members

  • The visitor's background

  • Herbert's initial reaction to the object

  • Strange observations in a dying fire

  • The effects of a strange object

  • The reason Mr. White is reluctant to make subsequent wishes

  • Ominous sounds

  • Conflicting motivations of characters

  • The resolution

By completing the close reading analysis worksheet, students will:

  • Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly

  • Discern the intended effects of the author's word choices

  • Explore the role of setting in terms of developing characterization

  • Examine how the tone of the narrative shifts as the plot develops

  • Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop

  • Analyze how Mr. and Mrs. White's marriage is affected by grief

  • Identify specific details that contribute to the vampiric characterization of Mrs. White

  • Apply knowledge of literary devices including allusion, situational irony, and euphemism

  • Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence

  • Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision

By completing the craft analysis activity, students will perform the following task(s):

  • Analyze how W. W. Jacobs used foreshadowing, characterization, description, situational irony, verbal irony, personification, and symbolism to establish a tense mood and tone that is consistent with the conventions of horror and supernatural fiction

By completing the vocabulary 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

A variety of resources are available for teaching horror and supernatural fiction:

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Engage middle and high school students with a classic example of horror and supernatural fiction, "The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs, and use this bundle of materials to evaluate general reading comprehension and promote the development of literary analysis skills. In addition to evaluating reading comprehension and critical thinking, the materials in this bundle facilitate instructional differentiation to accommodate a variety of student needs and abilities in a single classroom. Included in this bundle are the following: a multiple choice, plot-based quiz; a worksheet composed of rigorous close reading questions; a craft analysis activity; the public domain narrative; and answer keys.