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Say hello to a platform dedicated to industrious, yet overtasked teachers like you. Say goodbye to countless hours spent developing relevant and engaging ELA lessons. Whether you are teaching the fundamentals of grammar, creative writing skills, classic literature, or contemporary fiction, you will find thousands of activities and assessments to help you achieve a healthier work-life balance without sacrificing academic rigor.
Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew Vocabulary Games (Bundle)
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Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew Vocabulary Games (Bundle)

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Help high school students navigate William Shakespeare’s language with these vocabulary games and activities to facilitate comprehension of The Taming of the Shrew. Alternatively, stash these materials in an emergency sub folder to keep students meaningfully engaged in the book during unexpected teacher absences. Included are 5 vocabulary application activities, 5 crossword puzzles, 5 word search games, and answer keys. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. A total of 120 words are addressed: abode, accoutrements, affable, alarum, amiable, amorous, amort, bauble, beguile, bemoil, bereft, beseech, bestow, blear, bondmaid, bonny, breeching, carouse, chattels, chide, choleric, clamorous, confer, confound, construe, counsel, countenance, court, coxcomb, coy, cozen, crack-hemp, cullion, currish, deign, digress, diligent, din, disdain, dissemble, doff, dole, dotard, dowry, ducat, ere, fain, fair, famish, flout, forbear, forthwith, fray, frivolous, gale, gamesome, giddy, gird, goodly, graybeard, habiliments, haste, headstrong, heartily, heedless, heir, hither, immortal, imprimis, insolence, irksome, jarring, knavery, lackey, largess, loggerheaded, lusty, madcap, mar, meddle, miry, moralize, mutton, noddle, notorious, pains, paltry, pate, patrimony, pedant, perpetually, pine, plead, quaff, quench, raiment, reign, rudesby, scornful, scrivener, solemn, sullen, surly, swiftly, swinge, tarry, tedious, thrall, toil, unapt, undone, vex, volubility, wander, wane, weary, wherefore, woo, and worshipful. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences
Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew Vocabulary Games (Act 5)
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Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew Vocabulary Games (Act 5)

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Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement Act 5 of William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew. A vocabulary application worksheet, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, and answer keys are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: amiable, bereft, blear, confer, confound, crack-hemp, currish, deign, dotard, forthwith, frivolous, gird, headstrong, heir, immortal, jarring, notorious, scornful, swiftly, swinge, toil, unapt, undone, and worshipful. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences
Shakespeare's Twelfth Night Vocabulary Games (Act 2)
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Shakespeare's Twelfth Night Vocabulary Games (Act 2)

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Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement Act 2 of William Shakespeare’s comedy Twelfth Night. A vocabulary application worksheet, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, and answer keys are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: austere, beshrew, bestow, churlish, consanguineous, dowry, estimable, extort, fadge, gabble, gait, giddy, hardy, haste, hither, malignancy, melancholy, mellifluous, mirth, obscure, pang, quench, skittish, and thriftless. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences
Shakespeare's Twelfth Night Vocabulary Games (Act 3)
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Shakespeare's Twelfth Night Vocabulary Games (Act 3)

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Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement Act 3 of William Shakespeare’s comedy Twelfth Night. A vocabulary application worksheet, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, and answer keys are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: abhor, beseech, cheveril, chide, clodpole, dormouse, dram, forbear, idle, impetuosity, laudable, lime, maugre, meddle, paltry, perdition, rave, sage, scurvy, swaggering, tyrannous, vex, waylay, and weary. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences
Shakespeare's Twelfth Night Vocabulary Games (Act 4)
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Shakespeare's Twelfth Night Vocabulary Games (Act 4)

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Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement Act 4 of William Shakespeare’s comedy Twelfth Night. A vocabulary application worksheet, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, and answer keys are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: barbarous, chantry, consecrated, convey, counsel, dissemble, enwrap, fie, folly, fowl, further, grandam, haply, hyperbolical, knave, lubber, lustrous, malapert, pare, rudesby, tarry, transparent, and ungird. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences
Shakespeare's Twelfth Night Vocabulary Games (Act 1)
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Shakespeare's Twelfth Night Vocabulary Games (Act 1)

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Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement Act 1 of William Shakespeare’s comedy Twelfth Night. A vocabulary application worksheet, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, and answer keys are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: abjure, aloof, barren, catechise, contempt, decree, discreet, ducat, eunuch, feign, fervor, gaskins, perchance, prattle, prithee, prudent, quaff, resolute, rubious, shrill, tut, valiant, wherefore, and wooer. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences
Shakespeare's Twelfth Night Vocabulary Games Bundle
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Shakespeare's Twelfth Night Vocabulary Games Bundle

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Help high school students navigate William Shakespeare’s language with these vocabulary games and activities to facilitate comprehension of Twelfth Night. Alternatively, stash these materials in an emergency sub folder to keep students meaningfully engaged in the book during unexpected teacher absences. Included are 5 vocabulary application activities, 5 crossword puzzles, 5 word search games, and answer keys. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. A total of 119 words are addressed: abhor, abjure, aloof, altar, anon, apt, austere, barbarous, barren, beguile, beseech, beset, beshrew, besmear, bestow, catechise, chantry, cheveril, chide, churlish, clodpole, consanguineous, consecrated, contempt, convey, counsel, covetousness, coxcomb, decree, discreet, dissemble, dormouse, dowry, dram, ducat, durance, entreat, enwrap, estimable, eunuch, extort, fadge, feign, fervor, fie, folly, forbear, fowl, fulsome, further, gabble, gait, gaskins, geck, giddy, grandam, haply, hardy, haste, hither, hyperbolical, idle, impetuosity, jocund, knave, laudable, lime, lubber, lustrous, malapert, malice, malignancy, maugre, meddle, melancholy, mellifluous, mettle, mirth, notorious, obscure, paltry, pang, pare, perchance, perdition, perpend, prattle, prithee, prudent, quaff, quarrel, quench, rave, resolute, reverence, rubious, rudesby, sage, scathable, scurvy, shrill, skittish, solemn, swaggering, tarry, thriftless, transparent, tut, tyrannous, unauspicious, ungird, unprizable, usurp, valiant, vex, waylay, weary, wherefore, and wooer.
Shakespeare's Twelfth Night Vocabulary Games (Act 5)
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Shakespeare's Twelfth Night Vocabulary Games (Act 5)

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Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement Act 5 of William Shakespeare’s comedy Twelfth Night. A vocabulary application worksheet, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, and answer keys are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: altar, anon, apt, beguile, beset, besmear, covetousness, coxcomb, durance, entreat, fulsome, geck, jocund, malice, mettle, notorious, perpend, quarrel, reverence, scathable, solemn, unauspicious, unprizable, and usurp. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences
Shakespeare's Julius Caesar Act 5 Vocabulary Games
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Shakespeare's Julius Caesar Act 5 Vocabulary Games

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Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement Act 5 of William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. A vocabulary application worksheet, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, and answer keys are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: apace, apt, bondman, consort, demeanor, ere, exigent, melancholy, parley, peevish, presage, prey, prithee, proclaim, smatch, and tarry. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences*
Shakespeare's Julius Caesar Vocabulary Games (Bundle)
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Shakespeare's Julius Caesar Vocabulary Games (Bundle)

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Help high school students navigate William Shakespeare’s language with these vocabulary games and activities to facilitate comprehension of Julius Caesar. Alternatively, stash these materials in an emergency sub folder to keep students meaningfully engaged in the book during unexpected teacher absences. Included are 5 vocabulary application activities, 5 crossword puzzles, 5 word search games, and answer keys. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. A total of 108 words are addressed: abide, abridge, accoutred, adder, amiss, apace, apprehensive, apt, ascend, augurer, barren, bequeath, beseech, bestow, bondman, brutish, carrion, chastisement, choler, clamor, cogitation, consort, construe, contrive, council, counsel, countenance, cur, decree, demeanor, dint, drachmas, earnest, emulation, entreat, ere, errand, exigent, extenuate, fain, feeble, fleer, fray, gamesome, grievous, hark, hasty, hither, hollow, idle, immortal, inflame, insurrection, inter, jade, knave, lament, leaden, lowliness, lusty, malice, mart, meddle, meek, melancholy, mettle, mirth, mutiny, nimbleness, parley, peevish, phantasma, portentous, presage, prey, prithee, proclaim, provender, quarrel, rabblement, rash, redress, repose, reverence, rive, salutation, saucy, selfsame, shrill, sirrah, smatch, soothsayer, spurn, stern, tarry, thither, thrice, throng, undeserver, valiant, vanquish, vexed, wander, wary, waspish, weary, whelp, and wherefore. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences
Shakespeare's Julius Caesar Act 4 Vocabulary Games
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Shakespeare's Julius Caesar Act 4 Vocabulary Games

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Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement Act 4 of William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. A vocabulary application worksheet, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, and answer keys are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: barren, chastisement, choler, drachmas, earnest, hark, hasty, hollow, jade, leaden, mart, mettle, mirth, nimbleness, provender, rash, repose, rive, salutation, selfsame, sirrah, undeserver, and waspish. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences
Shakespeare's Julius Caesar Act 2 Vocabulary Games
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Shakespeare's Julius Caesar Act 2 Vocabulary Games

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Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement Act 2 of William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. A vocabulary application worksheet, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, and answer keys are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By engaging with these activities, students will determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words, consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings, and discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences. Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: adder ascend augurer contrive council counsel emulation entreat errand fray hither immortal insurrection lament lowliness phantasma quarrel redress spurn throng valiant wary whelp
Shakespeare's Julius Caesar Act 3 Vocabulary Games
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Shakespeare's Julius Caesar Act 3 Vocabulary Games

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Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement Act 3 of William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. A vocabulary application worksheet, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, and answer keys are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: abide, abridge, amiss, apprehensive, bequeath, brutish, carrion, clamor, cur, decree, dint, extenuate, grievous, inflame, inter, malice, meek, mutiny, reverence, stern, thither, vanquish, and wander. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences
Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice Act 5 Vocabulary Games
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Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice Act 5 Vocabulary Games

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Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement Act 5 of William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. A vocabulary application worksheet, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, and answer keys are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: abate, beset, besmear, bestow, cackle, cherubin, cuckold, feign, hark, hymn, immortal, infinitely, paltry, perchance, posy, prate, quarrel, quire, unthrift, vehement, vesture, whom, and zeal. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences
Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice Act 2 Vocabulary Games
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Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice Act 2 Vocabulary Games

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Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement Act 2 of William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. A vocabulary application worksheet, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, and answer keys are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: abode, allay, amorous, barbarous, base, beshrew, clamber, cozen, cudgel, foppery, gormandise, haste, immure, misconstrue, ostent, prey, proverb, renowned, reproach, sirrah, stern, tedious, valiant, and wherefore. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences
Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice Act 4 Vocabulary Games
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Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice Act 4 Vocabulary Games

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Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement Act 4 of William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. A vocabulary application worksheet, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, and answer keys are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: alter, beseech, commend, confiscate, contrive, deed, entreat, heartily, infidel, jot, keen, malice, mitigate, penance, perjury, precedent, predicament, principal, recant, salvation, tarry, temporal, tender, and thine. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences
Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice Act 3 Vocabulary Games
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Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice Act 3 Vocabulary Games

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Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement Act 3 of William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. A vocabulary application worksheet, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, and answer keys are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: accoutred, aloof, amity, bleared, carrion, counsel, cunning, cur, forbear, fourscore, fray, gaoler, gaudy, gratis, mar, peize, presage, prolixity, repent, shudder, summon, sunder, and wont. By engaging with these activities, students will: Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences
The Merchant of Venice Act 1 Scene 3 Close Reading Analysis Activity
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The Merchant of Venice Act 1 Scene 3 Close Reading Analysis Activity

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Use this set of rigorous questions to help high school learners extend beyond general reading comprehension and develop close reading analysis skills while engaging with The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare. This resource specifically covers Act 1, scene 3. An answer key is provided. Materials are delivered in printable Word Document and PDF formats. By engaging with this close reading activity, students will: Articulate and analyze what the text states explicitly and implicitly Discern the meaning of complex words and phrases in context Apply knowledge of literary devices Articulate how a biblical story applies to the plot of the play Discern the primary function of a particular excerpt Articulate what Antonio’s behavior reflects about his mindset Analyze Shylock’s characterization to articulate the complicated relationship the audience has with his character Identify the most relevant textual evidence in support of claims Write with clarity and precision
The Merchant of Venice Act 1 Scene 1 Close Reading Analysis Activity
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The Merchant of Venice Act 1 Scene 1 Close Reading Analysis Activity

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Help high school students go beyond basic reading comprehension and support the development of critical thinking and dramatic craft analysis skills with this close reading worksheet covering Act 1, scene 1, of William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. An answer key is included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By engaging with this close reading activity, students will: Read for literal comprehension Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the intended effects of the Shakespeare’s word choices and narrative techniques Determine the primary function of a given excerpt Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop Apply knowledge of literary devices including figurative language and situational irony Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence Write about Shakespearean drama with clarity, accuracy, and precision Come to class better prepared to discuss dramatic works
The Merchant of Venice Act 1 Scene 2 Close Reading Analysis Activity
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The Merchant of Venice Act 1 Scene 2 Close Reading Analysis Activity

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Help high school students go beyond basic reading comprehension and support the development of critical thinking and dramatic craft analysis skills with this close reading worksheet covering Act 1, scene 2, of William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. An answer key is included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By engaging with this close reading activity, students will: Read for literal comprehension Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings Discern the intended effects of the Shakespeare’s word choices and narrative techniques Describe tone in context Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop Compare and contrast two characters Apply knowledge of literary devices including situational irony Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence Write about Shakespearean drama with clarity, accuracy, and precision Come to class better prepared to discuss dramatic works