Beyond the Price Answer Key

Students explore materialism and consumer habits through a nonfiction article and a poem with contrasting tones. The activity requires comparing themes, messages, and tone to understand how each text critiques society’s obsession with consumption. Learners synthesize ideas from both texts in a short paragraph, supporting their analysis with textual evidence. This worksheet promotes higher-order thinking, synthesis, and cross-genre interpretation.

Curriculum Matched Skills

English Language Arts – Comparing Texts Across Genres

English Language Arts – Analyzing Central Themes and Social Commentary

English Language Arts – Synthesizing Ideas from Multiple Sources

English Language Arts – Reading Comprehension and Textual Analysis

This worksheet is part of our Grade 10 Reading Comprehension collection.