Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this plot-based quiz covering the Gothic short story “The Oval Portrait” by Edgar Allan Poe. The assessment may double as a guided reading handout to facilitate active engagement with fiction. An answer key and copy of the public domain narrative are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:
- Setting
- The narrator’s physical condition
- Pedro’s role
- A discovery on the narrator’s pillow
- Noteworthy qualities about the titular portrait
- The characterization of the painter’s wife
- How the painter’s passion for art influences his relationship
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"The Oval Portrait" by Edgar Allan Poe Quiz, Close Reading, and Vocabulary Development Bundle
Evaluate reading comprehension, encourage critical thinking, prepare for unexpected absences, and eliminate take-home assessment planning with this bundle of materials for teaching the Gothic short story "The Oval Portrait" by Edgar Allan Poe. Included are the following: a plot-based quiz, a close reading worksheet, a craft analysis activity, a vocabulary application exercise, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, the public domain narrative, and answer keys. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By engaging with these materials, students will: * Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly * Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words * 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 author's stylistic choices * Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop * Compare two characters * Conduct brief research into Poe's personal life to explain autobiographical parallels between the author and the plot of the text * Apply knowledge of literary devices including alliteration, assonance, metaphor, simile, and more * Support claims and inferences with sound logic and relevant evidence * Write about Gothic fiction with clarity, accuracy, and precision
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Short Stories by Edgar Allan Poe Quiz and Close Reading Bundle
Promote active engagement with Gothic fiction, support the development of close reading analysis skills for high school, and evaluate general reading comprehension with this bundle of resources for teaching a collection of Edgar Allan Poe's short stories: "The Oval Portrait," "The Black Cat," "Hop-Frog," "The Cask of Amontillado," and "The Masque of the Red Death." Answer keys for every resource are provided, as are all public domain short stories. Materials are delivered in printable Word Document and PDF formats.
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