Taming of the Shrew Quiz, Close Reading, Test, and Answer Key Bundle

This low-prep bundle covering The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare contains all the formative and summative assessments teachers need to assess general reading comprehension, support the development of close reading analysis skills, and greatly reduce take-home grading responsibilities. Included are six multiple choice quizzes; twelve close reading worksheets, each covering a single scene; an end-of-unit test; and answer keys. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. By engaging with these resources, students will have opportunities to perform the following tasks:

• Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
• Define complex words as they are used in the text
• Explore how complex characters think, behave, develop, and interact
• Determine the tone of given passages
• Discern the functions of given passages
• Examine the greater significance of a given detail
• Consider how the effect of humor is achieved in context
• Apply knowledge of literary devices including oxymoron, hyperbole, sibilance, onomatopoeia, assonance, metaphor, simile, situational irony, verbal irony, dramatic irony, and more
• Conduct brief research on the Roman goddess Diana and articulate the similarities between her and Katharina
• Conduct brief research on the four humours and articulate the findings
• Evaluate behavior to determine which character is most committed to their role in the charade
• Isolate details that represent the best textual evidence in support of claims
• Write about Shakespearean drama with clarity, accuracy, and precision