The Handmaid's Tale Close Reading Analysis Worksheets Bundle

Challenge students to move beyond surface-level comprehension with this bundle of nine close reading analysis worksheets covering The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood. From applying knowledge of literary devices to making inferences about the author’s intentions, readers will be supported by rigorous questions complementing the novel. The range of question types may also facilitate small-group review discussions and prepare students for standardized testing scenarios. Answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By engaging with these close reading activities, students will:

• Read for literal comprehension
• Consult reference materials to learn and verify word meanings as needed
• Infer the intended effects of the author’s word choices and narrative techniques, including how language is used as a manipulative tool in the novel
• Discern the functions of given passages or chapters
• Describe tone in context
• Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
• Apply knowledge of literary devices including allusion, ambiguity, anaphora, dramatic irony, metaphor, pun, situational irony, and more
• Consider themes in context
• Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence
• Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision
• Come to class better prepared to discuss literature