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Close Reading Worksheet: from Thoreau’s Walden

Posted on May 10, 2013 by --

A close reading worksheet based on a passage from chapter 1 of Walden. Click to download –>>> RC Walden by Thoreau-1 (9th grade and dup)

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Step-by-step Poetry Analysis Worksheet: “The Man He Killed” by Thomas Hardy

Posted on May 8, 2013 by --

This worksheet covers vocabulary, sound devices (rhyme, meter, alliteration), comprehension, and short essay questions.  When I indicate the level as “7th grade and up” I mean that the worksheet would probably be too difficult for any level below 7th grade.  … Continue reading →

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Close reading worksheet – “To Sir John Lade, On His Coming of Age” by Samuel Johnson

Posted on April 25, 2013 by --

This worksheet is on an English poem from the 18th century, by Dr. Johnson.  The worksheet focuses, for the most part, on basic comprehension rather than literary devices. So, for those of you more interested in improving your students’ (or … Continue reading →

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