Macbeth Act 5 Scene 3 Close Reading Worksheet

Macbeth Act 5 Quiz and Close Reading Worksheets Bundle

Evaluate general reading comprehension and support the development of close reading analysis skills while teaching Act 5 of Shakespeare's *Macbeth* with this bundle of formative assessments. Included are the following: a multiple choice quiz on characters and plot, eight close reading worksheets addressing the author's craft, and answer keys. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. By engaging with these materials, students will: * Identify what the text states both explicitly and implicitly * Discern the intended effects of figurative language in context * Define complex words and phrases in context * Discern the greater significance of given details * Determine the function of given details and scenes * Discern tone in context * Examine how characters think, behave, interact, and develop * Apply knowledge of literary devices with emphasis on hyperbole, simile, metaphor, personification, foreshadowing, allusion, and symbolism * Conduct brief online research in order to answer a question * Articulate the greater significance of the placement of young Siward's fatal injuries * Support inferences and claims with sound reasoning and relevant evidence * Write about Shakespearean drama with clarity, accuracy, and precision