Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate take-home assessment planning responsibilities with this plot-based quiz covering Act 2 of William Shakespeare’s King Lear. The assessment may otherwise double as a guided reading handout to facilitate active reading experiences and subsequent class discussions. An answer key is included. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:
- Edmund’s newest methods of compromising Edgar’s reputation
- A physical confrontation and its instigator’s punishment
- Gloucester’s reluctance to offer help
- Edgar’s decision to assume a new identity
- King Lear’s reaction to Kent’s punishment
- King Lear’s efforts to seek clarification on what led to Kent’s situation
- An argument among father and daughters
- King Lear’s isolation
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King Lear Act 2 Quiz and Close Reading Analysis Worksheets Bundle
Evaluate general reading comprehension and support the development of close reading analysis skills while teaching Act 2 of William Shakespeare's *King Lear* with this bundle of formative assessments. Included are the following: a 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 activities, students will do the following: * Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly * Define words/phrases as they are used in context * Explore nuances in words with similar meanings * Verify interpretations of language using reference materials * Demonstrate general awareness of the characteristics of an Elizabethan audience * Describe tone in context * Determine the primary functions of given excerpts * Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop * Compare Gloucester and Lear * Compare and contrast Edgar and Lear * Apply knowledge of literary devices including situational irony, metaphor, assonance, onomatopoeia, inversion, personification, juxtaposition, dramatic irony, and situational irony * Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence * Write about Shakespearean drama with clarity, accuracy, and precision
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King Lear Quiz and Answer Key Bundle
Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this bundle of plot-based quizzes covering each Act of William Shakespeare's tragedy *King Lear*. The assessments may double as guided reading worksheets to facilitate active engagement with Shakespearean drama. Answer keys are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats.
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