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For many high school readers, horror and psychological fiction are genres that maximize engagement with literature. “The Sphinx” by Edgar Allan Poe features plot elements consistent with both genres: a cholera epidemic, social isolation, omens, fear of death, and more. With this challenging worksheet composed of high-order questions, English teachers will help students extend beyond basic reading comprehension, support the development of close reading analysis skills, and save valuable time at home without sacrificing quality and rigor in the classroom. An answer key and copy of the public domain short story are included. Materials are delivered in printable Word Document and PDF formats. By completing this close reading activity, students will:

  • Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
  • Examine how complex characters think, behave, and interact
  • Explore character motivations
  • Define complex words as they are used in context
  • Analyze nuances in words with similar meanings
  • Choose the most appropriate synonym to replace a given word without changing fundamental meaning
  • Paraphrase information
  • Make logical inferences based on context clues
  • Explain how a given detail (the fact that it was “an exceedingly warm day”) is an example of paradox
  • Apply knowledge of various literary devices including hyperbole
  • Identify several examples of the narrator’s self-awareness
  • Identify several examples of the narrator’s questionable judgment
  • Support claims and ideas with reasoned thinking and relevant textual evidence
  • Write ideas with clarity, logic, and precision
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