Shakespeare's Language | Introduction to Early Modern English | Differentiated

This set of worksheet activities introduces your students to the basics of Early Modern English in preparation for any Shakespeare unit.

Includes…

• Introduction to Shakespearean vocabulary
• Outline of Early Modern English pronouns
• Outline of Early Modern English verbs
• Five levels of differentiation for each of the above
• Two Shakespearean vocabulary extension tasks
• Early Modern Insult Creator

Each worksheet has a difficulty level indicated by a star rating. You can assign the activities in different ways:

1. Teacher determines the difficulty level for individual students and distributes tasks accordingly

2. Student treats the five task options as a choice and selects own difficulty level

You can also use classroom discussion, group discussion, Turn and Talk and other collaborative methods to build and bank ideas before completing the activities.