A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings (Reading Hunt)
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Grade Levels
9th - 12th, Higher Education
Subjects
Resource Type
Standards
CCSSRL.9-10.1
CCSSRL.9-10.2
CCSSRL.9-10.3
CCSSRL.9-10.4
CCSSRL.9-10.5
Formats Included
- Google Drive™ folder
Pages
(1 Text - 7 Slides - 8 Tasks - 25 Questions)
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Description
This is a post-reading assignment that aligns with the short story, "A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
Great for Grades 9-12 OR *HYBRID* AICE General Paper/English Classes in order to help with test prep. Allows students to practice highly tested skills through an engaging short story.
Set Includes:
- Google Doc of short story (with MLA citation)
- Google Slide assignment (7 Slides - 8 Tasks - 25 Questions)
Assignment Objectives // Standards Covered:
- SWBAT identify and label 3 examples figurative language.
- SWBAT list 5 adjectives that describe the story.
- SWBAT answer 4 comprehension questions.
- SWBAT answer 4 analysis questions.
- SWBAT identify and explain the Theme.
- SWBAT identify tone.
- SWBAT identify Imagery.
- SWBAT analyze the setting of the short story.
Assignment can be assigned after reading the short story. Works as both a collaborative and independent skills assessment. Ideally, this assignment should be used after figurative language, mood, tone, and theme are taught.
Grading practices are at your discretion.
Total Pages
(1 Text - 7 Slides - 8 Tasks - 25 Questions)
Answer Key
N/A
Teaching Duration
2 hours
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Standards
to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
CCSSRL.9-10.1
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
CCSSRL.9-10.2
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.
CCSSRL.9-10.3
Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.
CCSSRL.9-10.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone).
CCSSRL.9-10.5
Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it (e.g., parallel plots), and manipulate time (e.g., pacing, flashbacks) create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise.
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