Grimms' Fairy Tales Close Reading Worksheets Bundle for Google Drive - Vol. 1

Support the development of close reading skills for high school with this bundle of rigorous comprehension and analysis worksheets covering 25 fairy tales written by the Brothers Grimm. With these resources, students will demonstrate command of general plot, build their vocabulary, write with clarity and precision, and make engagement with works of fiction visible. All materials are made for Google Drive and delivered as editable Google Docs. Additionally, a zip file containing Word Document and PDF versions of materials is available for download with purchase. Answer keys and copies of all texts are provided.

Texts covered include the following (ordered by estimated Lexile range):

• "Little Red Riding Hood" (600-700L)
• "Cat and Mouse in Partnership" (700-800L)
• "The Dog and the Sparrow" (700-800L)
• "The Godfather" (700-800L)
• "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" (800-900L)
• "Clever Gretel" (900-1000L)
• "Jorinda and Jorindel" (900-1000L)
• "Old Rinkrank" (900-1000L)
• "The Twelve Dancing Princesses" (900-1000L)
• "Cinderella" (1000-1100L)
• "Hansel and Gretel" (1000-1100L)
• "Rumpelstiltskin" (1000-1100L)
• "The Elves and the Shoemaker" (1000-1100L)
• "The Four Clever Brothers" (1000-1100L)
• "The Goose Girl" (1000-1100L)
• "The Seven Ravens" (1000-1100L)
• "The Wolf and the Fox" (1000-1100L)
• "Rapunzel" (1100-1200L)
• "The Frog King" (1100-1200L)
• "The Juniper Tree" (1100-1200L)
• "The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage" (1100-1200L)
• "The Singing Bone" (1100-1200L)
• "The Twelve Huntsmen" (1100-1200L)
• "Sleeping Beauty" (1200-1300L)
• "The Owl" (1300-1400L)

Materials associated with the above-mentioned texts help students demonstrate the following skills:

• An ability to apply knowledge of complex literary devices to the texts including foreshadowing, situational irony, dramatic irony, hyperbole, personification, anthropomorphism, metaphor, symbolism, theme, alliteration, consonance, assonance, metonymy, and more 
• An ability to analyze context clues and draw logical inferences about character motivations and other elements of plot
• An ability to discern and articulate details that illustrate contrasts between characters
• An ability to define complex words by taking into consideration denotative definitions, connotative definitions, and context clues 
• An ability to find and articulate relevant textual details in support of claims
• An ability to discern mood and tone in context
• An ability to discern author’s intent
• An ability to conduct brief research and articulate historical and autobiographical parallels
• An ability to analyze text structures
• An ability to analyze text to determine the function of an excerpt
• An ability to analyze a text for how it conforms to the conventions of a particular genre
• An ability to establish formal tone, paying attention to conventions of written English 
• An ability to take leadership in class discussions, addressing nuances in the author’s craft to help peers understand literature from different perspectives
• An ability to demonstrate literal comprehension of plot, including character relationships, settings, and conflicts
• An ability to isolate true statements from false options
• An ability to summarize key details
• An ability to explore how the author unfolds events to create effects such as suspense
• An ability to analyze text for double-denotation, articulating how the authors' choice of words may logically be interpreted multiple ways
• An ability to apply knowledge of basic literary devices to the texts including internal conflict, external conflict, climax, and dynamic character 
• An ability to establish formal tone, paying attention to conventions of written English 
• An ability to contribute meaningfully to the discussion, having read the text

This is the first volume of instructional materials pertaining to Grimms' fairy tales. A second volume of instructional materials made for Google Drive is available here.

This product is available in a massively discounted bundle, which offers access to Google Document versions of more than 750 high school English materials.