Macbeth Close Reading Analysis Worksheets and Answer Keys Bundle
Challenge high school students to push beyond basic reading comprehension and exercise close reading analysis skills while engaging with Macbeth by William Shakespeare. Given the objective nature of the multiple choice questions, each close reading activity is rigorous enough for students to find deeper meaning in the text, yet convenient enough for teachers to quickly and efficiently gather data on their students' textual analysis skills. Included are twenty-eight close reading worksheets, each addressing an individual scene, and answer keys. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive bundle option is available.) By the end of the play, students will have done the following:
Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
Define complex words as they are used in the text
Explore how complex characters think, behave, develop, and interact
Determine the tone of given passages
Discern the functions of given passages
Examine the greater significance of given details
Consider how the effect of suspense is achieved in context
Apply knowledge of literary devices including personification, oxymoron, hyperbole, metaphor, simile, allusion, onomatopoeia, situational irony, dramatic irony, and more
Conduct brief research on topics related to the plot
Support inferences and claims with sound reasoning and relevant evidence
Write about Shakespearean drama with clarity, accuracy, and precision
Materials in this bundle may facilitate small-group discussions in which students decode language and pose/respond to questions relating to plot, broad topics, and character development. Using these resources for structured guidance, students will improve their ability to present information, conclusions, and supporting textual evidence clearly and convincingly.
Materials are available for teaching a variety of Shakespeare's plays:
Challenge high school students to push beyond basic reading comprehension and exercise close reading analysis skills while engaging with Macbeth by William Shakespeare. Given the objective nature of the multiple choice questions, each close reading activity is rigorous enough for students to find deeper meaning in the text, yet convenient enough for teachers to quickly and efficiently gather data on their students' textual analysis skills. Included are twenty-eight close reading worksheets, each addressing an individual scene, and answer keys. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive bundle option is available.) By the end of the play, students will have done the following:
Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
Define complex words as they are used in the text
Explore how complex characters think, behave, develop, and interact
Determine the tone of given passages
Discern the functions of given passages
Examine the greater significance of given details
Consider how the effect of suspense is achieved in context
Apply knowledge of literary devices including personification, oxymoron, hyperbole, metaphor, simile, allusion, onomatopoeia, situational irony, dramatic irony, and more
Conduct brief research on topics related to the plot
Support inferences and claims with sound reasoning and relevant evidence
Write about Shakespearean drama with clarity, accuracy, and precision
Materials in this bundle may facilitate small-group discussions in which students decode language and pose/respond to questions relating to plot, broad topics, and character development. Using these resources for structured guidance, students will improve their ability to present information, conclusions, and supporting textual evidence clearly and convincingly.
Materials are available for teaching a variety of Shakespeare's plays:
Challenge high school students to push beyond basic reading comprehension and exercise close reading analysis skills while engaging with Macbeth by William Shakespeare. Given the objective nature of the multiple choice questions, each close reading activity is rigorous enough for students to find deeper meaning in the text, yet convenient enough for teachers to quickly and efficiently gather data on their students' textual analysis skills. Included are twenty-eight close reading worksheets, each addressing an individual scene, and answer keys. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive bundle option is available.) By the end of the play, students will have done the following:
Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
Define complex words as they are used in the text
Explore how complex characters think, behave, develop, and interact
Determine the tone of given passages
Discern the functions of given passages
Examine the greater significance of given details
Consider how the effect of suspense is achieved in context
Apply knowledge of literary devices including personification, oxymoron, hyperbole, metaphor, simile, allusion, onomatopoeia, situational irony, dramatic irony, and more
Conduct brief research on topics related to the plot
Support inferences and claims with sound reasoning and relevant evidence
Write about Shakespearean drama with clarity, accuracy, and precision
Materials in this bundle may facilitate small-group discussions in which students decode language and pose/respond to questions relating to plot, broad topics, and character development. Using these resources for structured guidance, students will improve their ability to present information, conclusions, and supporting textual evidence clearly and convincingly.
Materials are available for teaching a variety of Shakespeare's plays:
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Challenge high school students to push beyond basic reading comprehension and exercise close reading analysis skills while engaging with Macbeth by William Shakespeare.