Help high school students go beyond basic comprehension, explore literary devices, and improve critical thinking skills with this close reading inference worksheet covering Act 5, scene 1, of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. An answer key is included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Consider using this resource as an in-class group activity; it may facilitate deeper conversations about characters, plot developments, and literary craft. By engaging with this close reading analysis activity, students will:
- Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
- Consider how aristocratic class privileges influence plot development
- Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
- Discern the function of the gravedigger
- Discern the tone of given passages
- Apply knowledge of literary devices including metaphor, simile, hyperbole, allusion, alliteration, dramatic irony, situational irony, and more
- Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant textual evidence
- Write about Shakespearean drama with clarity, accuracy, and precision
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Hamlet Act 5 Quiz and Close Reading Worksheet Bundle
Measure high school reading comprehension and support analysis of Shakespeare's tragedy *Hamlet* (Act 5) with this bundle that features a plot-based quiz and a rigorous close reading activity. By engaging with these resources, students will identify what the text says explicitly and implicitly, apply knowledge of literary devices, interpret figurative expressions, make engagement with text visible, and more. Answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. By engaging with these resources, students will: * Articulate what the text says explicitly and implicitly * Consider author's intent and articulate why Shakespeare may have chosen to begin this scene in a graveyard * Analyze characterization to discern the gravedigger's primary function(s) * Discern the tone of a given excerpt * Consider how aristocratic class privileges influence plot development * Describe Hamlet's reaction to the gravedigger's singing, as well as the reason for his reaction * Apply knowledge of literary devices including metaphor, simile, hyperbole, allusion, alliteration, dramatic irony, situational irony, and more * Characterize Hamlet's relationship with Yorick * Articulate how Hamlet's lack of emotional or psychological control is manifested physically * Make logical inferences from the point of view of Hamlet * Demonstrate knowledge of Claudius's mindset * Write with clarity and precision
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Hamlet Close Reading Worksheets Bundle
Support the development of close reading skills for high school with this complete bundle of worksheets composed of inference questions covering every individual scene in William Shakespeare's *Hamlet*. These resources will encourage students to analyze how complex characters develop, explore character motivations, interpret figurative expressions, apply knowledge of literary devices, develop greater confidence in decoding Shakespearean language, and much more. Answer keys are included. All materials are delivered in a zip file containing printable Word Document and PDF versions. Use these resources for independent or small group engagement with the text; they may lead to thoughtful discussions that contribute meaningfully to a culture of active learning in high school English classrooms. With these instructional materials, students will demonstrate the following: * An ability to define complex vocabulary in context * An ability to analyze context clues and draw logical inferences about character motivations * An ability to analyze context clues and draw logical inferences about character relationships * An ability to analyze the text for literary devices such as foreshadowing, situational irony, dramatic irony, theme, symbolism, dynamic character, and more * An ability to identify the function of a particular passage * An ability to find and articulate relevant textual details in support of a claim * An ability to analyze context clues to discern and articulate the significance of a given detail * An ability to articulate what the text indicates both explicitly and implicitly * An ability to write with clarity and precision
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