Help high school students extend beyond general reading comprehension and support the development of critical thinking skills with this close reading analysis worksheet covering Anton Chekhov’s short story “At Christmas Time.” An answer key and copy of the public domain narrative are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats.
This resource may facilitate small-group discussions in which students decode language and pose/respond to questions relating to plot, broad topics, and character development. Using this resource for structured guidance, students will improve their ability to present information, conclusions, and supporting textual evidence clearly and convincingly.
By completing this close reading activity, students will:
- Identify what the text states explicitly as well as implicitly
- Consider nuances in words with similar meanings
- Reflect on the author’s choice of title and its intended effect
- Evaluate the author’s means of emotionally influencing readers
- Make logical inferences about the author’s philosophies on life
- Describe tone in context
- Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
- Compare the lives of Vasilisa and Pyotr with the life of Yefimya
- Apply knowledge of literary devices including ambiguity, euphemism, metaphor, onomatopoeia, and more
- Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence
- Write about coming-of-age fiction with clarity, accuracy, and precision
- Come to class better prepared to discuss literature
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Short Stories for Christmas Quizzes, Close Readings, Vocabulary 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, **"The Heavenly Christmas Tree"** by Fyodor Dostoevsky, and **"Three Wise Guys"** by Sandra Cisneros. Answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. 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
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"At Christmas Time" by Anton Chekhov Quiz, Close Reading, and Vocabulary Games Bundle
Evaluate general reading comprehension, facilitate vocabulary development, and sharpen critical thinking skills with this bundle of materials for teaching the short story "At Christmas Time" by Anton Chekhov. A plot-based quiz, a close reading analysis worksheet, a vocabulary application activity, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, the public domain narrative, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. This resource may facilitate small-group discussions in which students decode language and pose/respond to questions relating to plot, broad topics, and character development. Using this resource for structured guidance, students will improve their ability to present information, conclusions, and supporting textual evidence clearly and convincingly. By engaging with these materials, 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 * Reflect on the author's choice of title and its intended effect * Evaluate the author's means of emotionally influencing readers * Make logical inferences about the author's philosophies on life * Describe tone in context * Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop * Compare the lives of Vasilisa and Pyotr with the life of Yefimya * Apply knowledge of literary devices including ambiguity, euphemism, metaphor, onomatopoeia, and more * Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence * Write about with clarity, accuracy, and precision * Come to class better prepared to discuss literature
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