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The Outsider by H.P. Lovecraft — Gothic Short Story Reading Questions & Activity

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“The Outsider” by H.P. Lovecraft is a Gothic Short Story perfect for any short story unit! It is a creepy, grotesque tale which encompasses an unreliable, lonely narrator; it pairs wonderfully with any of Edgar Allan Poe’s infamous tales or Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein.

In this product you will receive:

-A before reading anticipation guide

-Academic vocabulary with answers

-Powerpoint presentation to teach vocabulary and brief author bio

-Reading comprehension questions and answer keys. Questions focus on setting, mood, suspense, foreshadowing, point of view, and descriptive details from the story

-After reading paired text activity. Students will be provided an excerpt from Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein. Students will then write a constructed response comparing the experiences of the monster to that of the narrator from Lovecraft’s “The Outsider”

-Creative writing activity: the lovable monster!

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