A Christmas Memory Capote CCSS Questions, Vocab, Personal Narrative Activity
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Engaging activities for before the Winter Break, with little prep! Guides for four short stories (two with full texts); winter poetry (poems included); step-by-step holiday celebrations around the world report; plus lots of holiday and winter decorated, lined papers for these activities or your owPrice $25.00Original Price $31.90Save $6.90
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A complete packet with many extras for this beloved short story. NOTE: the story is copyrighted and NOT included but is available online.
What you get:
- Matching review of literary terms used in the questions.
- In-depth literal and critical analysis comprehension questions (27) Literary terms such as mood, characterization, theme, symbol, exposition/climax/falling action, and more.
- Vocabulary worksheet of 55 terms: identifying examples of figures of speech, using context clues, matching (including colloquialisms), and labeling pictures of terms used in the story which might not be familiar to students, such as stereopticon and five and dime.
- Prewriting form for students' own personal narratives as an extension activity, based on Capote's model.
- Short background reading on fruitcake history and unusual customs, plus a traditional recipe.
- A version of the comprehension questions without clipart (at buyer requests) that may be more appropriate for high school
- List of Common Core Standards for Grades 6-10 covered by the questions
- Teacher Notes
- A detailed Answer Key
What teachers say: "Excellent resource! This story has always absorbed the imagination of my 9th grade students and these resources have only made it that much more engaging and connecting." "Very engaging and accessible to my middle school boys. They were completely engrossed during what is usually a stressful month."
I used this with 6th graders with direct instruction and it may also work for upper high school.
Check out my other holiday short story and seasonal products!
A Child's Christmas in Wales; Close Reading for Dylan Thomas Classic (copyrighted story not included)
Short Story for It's a Wonderful Life (public domain story included)
Poetry for Winter--or ANY Season (poems included)
This Literary Terms Glossary is a great companion (62 terms):
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