Taipei American School • English Literature
Metacognitive Reading Worksheets & Part Presentations
Monitor • Question • Clarify • ConnectEach part below has two resources: a worksheet with before, during, and after reading activities — comprehension tracking, double-entry journals, and metacognitive reflection — and a presentation to guide you through the part's key ideas. Open the presentation first, then work through the worksheet as you read.
Unit Context
Existentialism
Three parts
Part One
The Transformation
Gregor wakes as something unrecognisable. His family's first confrontation with the new reality — the locked door, the manager's visit, and the first wound.
Part Two
Accommodation & Erosion
The household adjusts — furniture removed, routines reshaped, new lodgers installed. Gregor's world shrinks as his family's patience runs out.
Part Three
The End of the Burden
The lodgers, the violin, and a final verdict from the family. Gregor's disappearance — and the strange relief that follows — closes the story.