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This is probably O. Henry's best known work. It is the classic Christmas tale of a young couple who sacrifice their most valued treasures for one another. It is a story that sticks with readers. Suggested reading level for this text: Grade 5-9.
A collection of downloadable worksheets, exercises and activities to teach The Gift of the Magi, shared by English language teachers.
“The Gift of the Magi” Reading Analysis. Complete the Plot diagram below, write one sentence to define each element in the story. Close and Critical Reading. A. Highlight & Label: words and phrases from the text that emphasize the couple’s poverty. B. Highlight & Label: examples of foreshadowing from the text.
In Extended Reading Comprehension: The Gift of the Magi, students will read a three-page adaptation of O. Henry’s short story and answer two pages of comprehension questions targeting a variety of seventh- and eighth-grade literacy skills.
The Gift of the Magi By O. Henry Directions: Read the short story and answer the questions that follow. Refer to the text to check your answers when appropriate. One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of it was in pennies. Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the
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Th e Gift of the Magi O. HENRY. “The Gift of the Magi” has many symbols in it. Items that serve as symbols have more than one meaning: their literal meaning—that is, what they are on the sur-face—and their symbolic meaning—the larger meaning they have in the story.
This lesson contains a complete guided reading worksheet with 21 questions (answer key included), crossword puzzle (with answer key) and wordsearch (with answer key) for The Gift of the Magi by O'Henry.
