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John Steinbeck's The Pearl Close Reading Unit Pre-Reading Questions Quizzes Test

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Teacher in the Rye
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7th - 10th
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  1. I've had the pleasure of teaching this novella since 2010, and that includes in both middle and high school classrooms. Just because it's short, that doesn't mean you can't spend time with this wonderful story. My thinking behind creating this close reading material for The Pearl was what if we actu
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Steinbeck's classic novella based on a Mexican folk tale is full of symbolism and figurative language, and provides wonderful reading experiences for middle and high school students.

You will get the following:

  • Pre-reading worksheet with background PowerPoint on Mexico--Students learn about the context of the setting before reading
  • Teaching notes with chapter summaries (for you)--a short guide to give you insight and suggestions, along with chapter summaries
  • Close Reading Notes and In-Depth Questions for each chapter, including vocabulary--students read select excerpts from the text, and respond to the question aligned with the quote
  • Reading Check Quizzes--simple and straightforward; one quiz for each chapter
  • Final Test--multiple choice with optional writing response

Everything has answer keys.

Your students may want to use their close reading notes and other work as a study guide for the test.

This is a basic but comprehensive pack that includes much of the material in my COMPLETE Bundle linked below. If you are looking for this, plus extras, check that out!

John Steinbeck's The Pearl--Novel Study Bundle-Everything You Need! {CCSS}

The COMPLETE UNIT BUNDLE includes ALL of this material PLUS extras that will challenge your students and help them become better critical readers!

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Total Pages
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Teaching Duration
1 month
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Standards

to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g., how setting shapes the characters or plot).
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds (e.g., alliteration) on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama.
Analyze how an author develops and contrasts the points of view of different characters or narrators in a text.

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