"The Wife's Story" by Ursula K. Le Guin Craft Analysis Worksheet
Help high school students analyze how Ursula K. Le Guin used characterization, description, imperfect grammar, foreshadowing, irony, simile, and redundancy to establish a tense and abnormal tone in "The Wife's Story." Delivered in Word Document and PDF formats, this resource serves well for an independent learning opportunity, as well as for small-group discussions. Through such discussions, students may evaluate peers' reasoning and use of rhetoric to support claims, clarifying or challenging ideas as needed. An answer key is included. (Alternatively, a Google Drive version is available.)
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“Snow White” by the Brothers Grimm - Google and printable versions
“Thank You, Ma’am” by Langston Hughes - Google and printable versions
“The Black Cat” by Edgar Allan Poe - Google and printable versions
“The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe - Google and printable versions
“The Chaser” by John Collier - Google and printable versions
“The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson - Google and printable versions
“The Monkey’s Paw” by W. W. Jacobs - Google and printable versions
“The Outsider” by H.P. Lovecraft - Google and printable versions
“The Oval Portrait” by Edgar Allan Poe - Google and printable versions
“Through the Tunnel” by Doris Lessing - Google and printable versions
“To Build a Fire” by Jack London - Google and printable versions
Help high school students analyze how Ursula K. Le Guin used characterization, description, imperfect grammar, foreshadowing, irony, simile, and redundancy to establish a tense and abnormal tone in "The Wife's Story." Delivered in Word Document and PDF formats, this resource serves well for an independent learning opportunity, as well as for small-group discussions. Through such discussions, students may evaluate peers' reasoning and use of rhetoric to support claims, clarifying or challenging ideas as needed. An answer key is included. (Alternatively, a Google Drive version is available.)
Similarly rigorous materials are available for a variety of short stories:
“Cinderella” by the Brothers Grimm - Google and printable versions
“Snow White” by the Brothers Grimm - Google and printable versions
“Thank You, Ma’am” by Langston Hughes - Google and printable versions
“The Black Cat” by Edgar Allan Poe - Google and printable versions
“The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe - Google and printable versions
“The Chaser” by John Collier - Google and printable versions
“The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson - Google and printable versions
“The Monkey’s Paw” by W. W. Jacobs - Google and printable versions
“The Outsider” by H.P. Lovecraft - Google and printable versions
“The Oval Portrait” by Edgar Allan Poe - Google and printable versions
“Through the Tunnel” by Doris Lessing - Google and printable versions
“To Build a Fire” by Jack London - Google and printable versions
Help high school students analyze how Ursula K. Le Guin used characterization, description, imperfect grammar, foreshadowing, irony, simile, and redundancy to establish a tense and abnormal tone in "The Wife's Story." Delivered in Word Document and PDF formats, this resource serves well for an independent learning opportunity, as well as for small-group discussions. Through such discussions, students may evaluate peers' reasoning and use of rhetoric to support claims, clarifying or challenging ideas as needed. An answer key is included. (Alternatively, a Google Drive version is available.)
Similarly rigorous materials are available for a variety of short stories:
“Cinderella” by the Brothers Grimm - Google and printable versions
“Snow White” by the Brothers Grimm - Google and printable versions
“Thank You, Ma’am” by Langston Hughes - Google and printable versions
“The Black Cat” by Edgar Allan Poe - Google and printable versions
“The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe - Google and printable versions
“The Chaser” by John Collier - Google and printable versions
“The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson - Google and printable versions
“The Monkey’s Paw” by W. W. Jacobs - Google and printable versions
“The Outsider” by H.P. Lovecraft - Google and printable versions
“The Oval Portrait” by Edgar Allan Poe - Google and printable versions
“Through the Tunnel” by Doris Lessing - Google and printable versions
“To Build a Fire” by Jack London - Google and printable versions