Good verses evil. Scholars make inferences after taking a close look at the short story, State of Affairs, in which Daniel Defoe goes back and forth comparing good and evil thoughts through his writing. After reading the text, there are five questions to guide deep discussion.

Concepts

close reading, reading comprehension, answering questions, inferences, making inferences

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Ask learners to highlight textual evidence for their answers
• Allow students to read independently first then read together as a group and discuss

Classroom Considerations

• Be aware of any religious sensitivities
  

Pros

• Includes text and questions

Cons

• No answer key or possible responses

Common Core

RL.6.1 RL.6.2 RL.6.10 RL.7.1 RL.7.2 RL.7.10 RL.8.1 RL.8.2 RL.8.10