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Help high school students extend beyond general reading comprehension and support the development of close reading analysis skills with this set of rigorous, text-dependent questions on the ironic short story “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry, which is an especially suitable narrative during the Christmas and winter holiday seasons. An answer key is included. Materials are delivered in printable Word Document and PDF formats. By engaging with these materials, students will:

  • Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
  • Explore how the author’s narrative techniques shape the readers’ understanding of the story
  • Consider tone in context
  • Examine how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
  • Apply knowledge of various literary devices including onomatopoeia, hyperbole, foreshadowing, paradox, and eye dialect
  • Isolate examples of sexist stereotypes throughout the story
  • Argue whether the author’s stylistic choice to capitalize a common noun (Combs) is acceptable
  • Conduct brief online research in order to answer questions as needed
  • Choose a relevant theme in the context of a given excerpt
  • Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence
  • Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision

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