Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka Independent Study Guide
*To Be Taken Seriously
*Materials needed: computer, reader’s notebook, pen/pencil, colored pencils (optional)
(If you don’t have your reader’s notebook, you must still do the activities on a separate
sheet and put them in your notebook later.)
Housekeeping: You should get your computer out and put it back neatly. Check your cords
every single time. DO NOT LEAVE A MESS!!!! Video games and other websites are not a
part of this assignment. You really do not have time to mess around on the Internet. Don’t
let that be a problem. I have asked Mrs. Daniels to leave me a list of names of kids who can’t
use the computers as learning tools, not play toys.
The book can be found at: Because the file is a pdf, the link won’t work.
Copy and paste the address in your browser. Then it will open.
http://www.planetebook.com/ebooks/The-Metamorphosis.pdf
The study guide is at: Again, just copy and paste the address in your
browser in a separate tab. You’ll need to have three tabs open to do the
assignments.!
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/literature/litlibrary/pdf/metamorphosis.
pdf
1. Read “Meet Franz Kafka: and “Introducing the Novella.” Both will help you
understand the story better.
2. Label a page in your reader’s notebook (RN) as Chapter One. Read “Before
You Read” and do the Journal Activity in your reader’s notebook (RN). Go
over the vocabulary to prepare to read.
3. Draw the “Active Reading” webs in your RN and complete them as you READ
chapter one.
4. Think about the Personal Response Question (no writing required).
5. Choose one of the “Recall and Interpret” Questions and one of the “Evaluate
and Connect” questions to answer completely in your RN. This means
R.A.R.E. Restate, Answer, Reason, Elaboration
6. Write a response in your RN for the “Analyze Style” question.
7. At your table, discuss for 5 minutes the topic under “Literature Groups.”
8. For “Learning for Life” create a list of 8 questions in your RN.
9. Label a new sheet in your RN Chapter Two.
10. Do the “List It” activity in your RN. Read “Background” and define the
following words: expressionism, surrealism, existentialism, and Freudianism
in you RN.
11. Go over the vocabulary to prepare yourself for reading.
12. Draw the chart for Chapter Two in your RN and fill it in as you READ chapter
two.
13. Think about the Personal Response (no writing required).
14. Do one “Recall and Interpret: and one “Evaluate and Connect” in your RN.
This means do a R.A.R.E response. No skimpy answers.
15. For “Analyze Character” draw a multi-flow map with the causes and effects
instead of writing a paragraph.
16. Work with your group to complete the “Literature Group” activity in your RN.
17. Do the “Art Connection” in your RN.
18. Label a new page as Chapter Three.
19. Do the “Before You Read” by making a t-chart. On one side list stresses of
being a long-term caregiver, and on the left ways to relieve that stress.
20. Read “Fathers and Sons” to give you an idea about what this story was really
about. Go over the vocabulary to prepare to read.
21. Draw the chart for Active Reading for Chapter Three in your RN and fill it and
as you READ chapter three.
22. Do one “Recall and Interpret: and one “Evaluate and Connect” in your RN.
This means do a R.A.R.E response. No skimpy answers.
23. In your group, discuss the topic under “Literature Groups” and then sketch
in your RN a slide each that you could put in a power point or keynote that
illustrates the moral lesson or lessons you think this novella might illustrate.
Your sketch should include both words and pictures.
24. Do the “Dramatic Monologue” activity from one of the other character’s point
of view. Your script should be about a half-page long. Be sure to make it
actually sound like one of the characters wrote it.
25. If you finish (which you won’t) , go to
http://www.verbalworkout.com/b/b1068a2.htm and complete the
vocabulary activities under the “Entire Book” section.