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Franz Kafka Teacher Resources
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Students, after reading and discussing, "The Metamorphosis," by Franz Kafka, explain the symbolism of Gregor's metamorphosis moving beyond a literal view of "he turned into a bug" into the idea that society/family/stress/environment led to his abstract reaction. They analyze a variety of literary elements in connection with its universal themes.
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 15 multiple choice questions about The Metamorphosis and Other Stories. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
Students discuss the central image of Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis and use a strong symbol in a piece of writing. In this Metamorphosis lesson, students focus on the central image of the novel in a class discussion. Students create a symbol that represents a big idea and incorporate the symbol in an original essay.
Fourth graders select a theme-related essay topic from Night, by Elie Wiesel, or The Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka, and develop an essay that relates the theme to modern day personal experiences. The essay follows a preset rubric imbedded in this plan.
High schoolers read the novel The Metamorphosis and analyze the books problems, solution, character development, setting, and more. For this The Metamorphosis lesson plan, students keep a journal after they read and explain the symbolism of the book.
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Franz Kafka's The Trial. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
In this online interactive literature activity, learners respond to 6 short answer and essay questions about Franz Kafka's The Trial. Students may check some of their answers online.
In this literature instructional activity, students respond to 20 short answer and essay questions about Kafka's The Metamorphosis and Other Stories. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the stories at the bottom of the page.
Students explore the concept of symbolism through reading The Metamorphosis by Kafka. For this literature lesson, students discuss the using of symbolism in Kafka's The Metamorphosis and create a composition that details a symbol of their own.
Students discuss the use of symbols in literature. They select a symbol to represent an important issue and write a description of the symbol's meaning.