Help high school students go beyond basic plot recall and develop close reading analysis skills with this set of high-order questions covering Act 2, scene 2, of Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare. Delivered in printable Word Document and PDF formats, this worksheet saves English Language Arts teachers valuable time at home without sacrificing rigor in the classroom. An answer key is provided.
This resource may facilitate small-group discussions in which students decode language and pose/respond to questions relating to plot, broad topics, and character development. Using this resource for structured guidance, students will improve their ability to present information, conclusions, and supporting textual evidence clearly and convincingly.
With this close reading activity, students will do the following:
- Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
- Examine nuances in words with similar meanings
- Explore cause-and-effect relationships
- Discern tone in context
- Discern the intended effect of Shakespeare’s choices related to characterization
- Examine how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
- Apply knowledge of literary devices including personification and situational irony
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Twelfth Night Close Reading Worksheets Bundle
Foster general reading comprehension and support the development of close reading skills for high school and college with this set of analysis worksheets on Shakespeare's comedy *Twelfth Night*. A variety of question types facilitates the process of analyzing character motivations, examining how word choices influence a reader's interpretations, applying knowledge of literary devices, articulating ideas in writing with clarity and precision, and preparing for standardized testing scenarios. Answer keys are provided. All materials are delivered as Word Documents and PDFs. By engaging with these resources, students will: * Identify and articulate what the text states explicitly and implicitly * Discern the intended effect of Shakespeare's figurative language in the context of a passage * Explore cause-and-effect relationships * Use context clues to draw reasonable inferences about Orsino * Apply knowledge of various literary devices including metaphor, simile, hyperbole, sibilance, alliteration, assonance, consonance, personification, hyperbole, oxymoron, situational irony, dramatic irony, and more * Define complex vocabulary in the context of a passage * Determine the primary function of given passages * Compare and contrast Orsino and Olivia * Conduct brief research on classical mythology -- more specifically the tale of Arion and the dolphin -- and draw parallels between the mythological figure and Sebastian * Analyze the author's craft to discern which literary device is most applicable to a specific portion of text * Explore Toby's attitude toward Olivia's behavior * Identify the greater significance of a given detail * Identify evidence in support of claims * Isolate factual details about plot from false statements * Compare and contrast Viola and Sebastian * Write ideas with clarity and precision * Compare and contrast Toby and Andrew * Compare and contrast Malvolio and a group consisting of Toby, Andrew, and Maria * Analyze how complex characters behave and interact * Consider the meaning of a given word in order to determine its most suitable synonym
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Twelfth Night Act 2 Quiz & Close Reading Bundle
Evaluate general reading comprehension and support the development of close reading analysis skills while teaching Act 2 of William Shakespeare's comedy *Twelfth Night* 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 do the following: * Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly * Define words and phrases as they are used in the text * Examine nuances in words with similar meanings * Explore cause-and-effect relationships * Discern tone in context * Discern the intended effect of Shakespeare's choices related to characterization * Examine how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop * Compare and contrast characters in the play * Apply knowledge of literary devices including allusion, metaphor, simile, personification, oxymoron, hyperbole, situational irony, dramatic irony, and more * Support claims and inferences with relevant evidence * Write about Shakespearean drama with clarity, accuracy, and precision
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