Much Ado About Nothing Act 5 Quiz and Close Reading Bundle

Evaluate general reading comprehension and support the development of close reading analysis skills while teaching Act 5 of William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing with this bundle of formative assessments. Included are the following: a multiple choice quiz on characters and plot, four 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 explicitly and implicitly
• Compare and contrast elements of one scene to those of another
• Determine tone in context
• Discern the intended effect of figurative language as it is used in the text
• Consider how Shakespeare’s narrative techniques achieve both humorous and tension-relieving effects
• Examine nuances in words with similar meanings
• Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
• Compare and contrast characters (Benedick and Margaret; Benedick and Beatrice)
• Evaluate whether Claudio is a sympathetic and accountable character
• Apply knowledge of literary devices with emphasis on simile, paradox, personification, allusion, oxymoron, repetition, metaphor, callback, invective, verbal irony, and dramatic irony
• Articulate an unanswered question related to the plot
• Make rational predictions about future events using context clues
• Write about Shakespearean drama with clarity, accuracy, and precision
• Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant textual evidence