"The Moon Bog" by H.P. Lovecraft Close Reading Worksheet

For many high school students, supernatural fiction is a genre that maximizes engagement with literature. “The Moon Bog” by H.P. Lovecraft features strange beings, mind manipulations, and even implied social criticism of humanity’s greed and treatment of the environment. This rigorous worksheet on “The Moon Bog” helps English teachers support the development of close reading analysis skills and save valuable time at home without sacrificing rigor in the classroom. A detailed answer key and copy of the public domain narrative are provided. Materials are delivered in printable Word Document and PDF formats. By completing this activity, students will:

• Articulate what the text states explicitly and implicitly
• Analyze context clues and draw logical inferences about character mindsets and motivations
• Apply knowledge of various literary devices including foreshadowing, situational irony, and dramatic irony
• Define complex words as they are used in the text by taking into consideration denotative and connotative meanings
• Support responses with relevant textual evidence
• Write ideas with clarity, accuracy, and precision