As You Like It Act 5 Quiz and Close Reading Bundle

Evaluate general reading comprehension and support the development of close reading analysis skills while teaching Act 5 of William Shakespeare’s As You Like It with this bundle of formative assessments. Included are the following: a multiple choice 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 materials, students will:

• Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
• Discern the intended effect of figurative language in context
• Verify the meanings of challenging words using reference materials
• Demonstrate knowledge of historical context
• Discern tone in context
• Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
• Compare and contrast characters
• Apply knowledge of literary devices including oxymoron, metaphor, simile, anaphora, allusion, hyperbole, situational irony, and more
• Explore themes in context
• Discern the functions of characters and scenes in context
• Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence
• Write about Shakespearean drama with clarity, accuracy, and precision