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Help middle and high school students go beyond basic reading comprehension and support the development of critical thinking and literary craft analysis skills with this close reading worksheet covering the short story “A Day’s Wait” by Ernest Hemingway. An answer key is provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By completing this close reading activity, students will:

  • Identify what the text states explicitly as well as implicitly
  • Utilize dictionaries to ensure knowledge of word meanings
  • Choose the most appropriate synonym to replace an adjective in the text
  • Infer the intended effects of the author’s word choices and narrative techniques
  • Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
  • Apply knowledge of literary devices including alliteration, assonance, cacophony, and sibilance
  • Consider themes in context
  • Come to class better prepared to discuss literature

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