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