This high school ELA bundle covers Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment” and includes a reading comprehension quiz, literary analysis activity, vocabulary worksheet, crossword puzzle, word search, copy of the text, and answer keys.

By engaging with these materials, students will do the following:

• Read for literal comprehension
• Consult reference materials to learn and verify word meanings as needed
• Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences
• Infer the intended effects of the author’s word choices and narrative techniques
• Explore how characters think, behave, interact, and develop
• Compare and contrast characters
• Apply knowledge of literary devices including euphemism, foreshadowing, metaphor, personification, symbolism, and more
• Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision
• Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence
• Come to class better prepared to discuss works of fiction