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Shakespeare's King Lear Close Reading Analysis Worksheets and Answer Keys (Bundle)
Help high school students go beyond basic reading comprehension and support the development of critical thinking and craft analysis skills with this bundle of close reading activities covering each scene of William Shakespeare's King Lear. Answer keys are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive bundle option is available.) By engaging with these materials, students will:
Identify what the text states explicitly as well as implicitly
Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings
Discern the intended effects of the author's word choices and narrative techniques
Determine the functions of given excerpts
Describe tone in context
Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
Compare and contrast characters
Apply knowledge of various literary devices including dramatic irony, foreshadowing, metaphor, onomatopoeia, simile, situational irony, symbolism, verbal irony, and more
Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence
Write about Shakespearean drama with clarity, accuracy, and precision
Come to class better prepared to discuss dramatic works
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.
Materials are available for teaching a variety of Shakespeare's plays:
Help high school students go beyond basic reading comprehension and support the development of critical thinking and craft analysis skills with this bundle of close reading activities covering each scene of William Shakespeare's King Lear. Answer keys are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive bundle option is available.) By engaging with these materials, students will:
Identify what the text states explicitly as well as implicitly
Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings
Discern the intended effects of the author's word choices and narrative techniques
Determine the functions of given excerpts
Describe tone in context
Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
Compare and contrast characters
Apply knowledge of various literary devices including dramatic irony, foreshadowing, metaphor, onomatopoeia, simile, situational irony, symbolism, verbal irony, and more
Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence
Write about Shakespearean drama with clarity, accuracy, and precision
Come to class better prepared to discuss dramatic works
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.
Materials are available for teaching a variety of Shakespeare's plays:
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Help high school students go beyond basic reading comprehension and support the development of critical thinking and craft analysis skills with this bundle of close reading activities covering each scene of William Shakespeare's King Lear. Answer keys are included.