Challenge middle and high school students to go beyond basic reading comprehension and practice their critical thinking and literary craft analysis skills with this worksheet covering Alice Walker’s short story “Everyday Use.” From applying knowledge of literary devices to making inferences about the author’s intentions, readers will be supported by a set of rigorous questions complementing the text. An answer key is included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By completing this close reading activity, students will:
- Read for literal comprehension
- Infer the intended effects of the author’s word choices and narrative techniques with an emphasis on how she conveyed a sense of realism in the text
- Apply knowledge of various literary devices including dialect, syncope, and malapropism
- Contrast how two characters perceive the concept of heritage
- Analyze why the narrator takes offense to another character’s actions and evaluate whether her reaction is justified
- Examine how point of view shapes the readers’ understanding of Dee’s character
- Apply objectivity in order to infer a character’s true motivations
- Articulate the greater significance of a given detail (Maggie’s smile)
- Write about literature with clarity, precision, and accuracy
- Support claims and inferences with relevant evidence and sound reasoning
- Come to class better prepared to discuss literature
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