Feed by M. T. Anderson Novel Analysis Worksheets, Vocabulary Activities, Research Projects, Assessments, and More

Ideal for dystopian science fiction and young adult literature units, this low-prep novel study bundle covers Feed by M. T. Anderson and includes reading comprehension quizzes, literary analysis worksheets, vocabulary exercises, literature circle activities, research project materials, a final exam, answer keys, and scoring rubrics.

By engaging with these resources, students will have opportunities to perform the following tasks:

• Identify what the text states explicitly
• Clarify details where the author leaves information open to interpretation
• Isolate examples of figurative language
• Express the greater significance of given details
• Determine the tone of given excerpts
• Discern the functions of given excerpts
• Explore how complex characters think, behave, develop, and interact
• Articulate flaws in characters’ logic
• Analyze the author’s use of narrative techniques such as repetition
• Apply knowledge of various literary devices including simile, metaphor, personification, slang, onomatopoeia, situational irony, consonance, pun, idiom, epiphany, invective, malapropism, aposiopesis, neologism, and more
• Consider theme in relation to the text
• Evaluate an excerpt to articulate how it is a good example of satire
• Relate a given excerpt to the real world, identifying two relevant societal issues, conflicts, or questions
• Explore the connection between capitalism and the private healthcare system in America
• Conduct brief research on the topic of cognitive dissonance in order to explain how a character experiences it in the context of a given excerpt
• Cite textual evidence in support of ideas and claims
• Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision
• Articulate connections between a research topic and the assigned novel
• Develop successful methods of recording information
• Evaluate the credibility of nonfiction texts, taking into consideration readability, date, relevance, expertise, and bias
• Apply conventions of MLA formatting
• Correctly site resources to avoid plagiarism
• Organize information in a cohesive manner, using a note-taking system that includes summary, paraphrasing, and quoted material
• Analyze, synthesize, and integrate information, generating a thoughtfully comprehensive report, free of generalities and redundancies
• Present information in a formal, coherent manner