Taming of the Shrew Act 2 Quiz and Close Reading Bundle

Evaluate general reading comprehension and support the development of close reading analysis skills while teaching Act 2 of William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew with this bundle of formative assessments. Included are the following: a multiple choice quiz on characters and plot, a close reading worksheet addressing the author’s craft, and answer keys. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. By engaging in these exercises, students will:

• Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
• Define complex words and phrases as they are used in the text
• Explore how complex characters think, behave, develop, and interact
• Apply knowledge of literary devices such as metaphor and anaphora
• Discern the tone of a given excerpt
• Conduct brief research on the Roman goddess Diana and articulate the similarities between her and Katharina
• Evaluate Baptista’s attitude toward arranged marriage and articulate how it is both morally sound and unsound
• Write about Shakespearean drama with clarity, accuracy, and precision