This comprehensive, print-ready packet guides students through a close reading of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale. Designed for high school and AP Literature classrooms, the packet balances comprehension, literary analysis, and critical thinking throughout. What's included:Overview Page: color-coded social hierarchy, symbol identification (flowers, the Eye, mirrors), Gilead's ideologies and rituals, Offred's pre-Gilead life, and a framing question on narrative unreliabilityCharacter Ident