Much Ado About Nothing Act 3 Quiz and Close Reading Bundle

Evaluate general reading comprehension and support the development of close reading analysis skills while teaching Act 3 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, five 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
• Discern the functions of scenes
• Determine tone in context
• Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
• Compare two characters (Beatrice and Benedick)
• Apply knowledge of literary devices including oxymoron, personification, malapropism, paradox, allusion, metaphor, simile, pun, hyperbole, foreshadowing, innuendo, situational irony, dramatic irony, and more
• Discern the intended effects of literary devices in context
• Explore the symbolism of lapwings and haggards in the context of scene one
• Articulate the greater significance of Benedick’s appearance in the context of scene two
• Conduct brief research on the four humors of classical Greek medicine to facilitate an evaluation of Benedick’s condition
• Articulate how Shakespeare established a tense atmosphere in scenes four and five
• Write about Shakespearean drama with clarity, accuracy, and precision
• Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant textual evidence