Romeo and Juliet Act 3 Quiz, Close Reading Worksheets, and Vocabulary Games (Bundle)

Evaluate general reading comprehension and support the development of critical thinking and literary craft analysis skills with this bundle of formative assessments covering Act 3 of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Included are the following: a reading guide, a multiple choice quiz on characters and plot, five close reading worksheets addressing the author's craft, a vocabulary application activity, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, and answer keys. 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 and implicitly

• Compare elements of one scene with those of another

• Define complex and archaic words and phrases as they are used in the text

• Analyze nuances in word meanings

• Explore how complex characters think, behave, develop, and interact

• Think from the perspective of Romeo and Juliet in order to answer a question about symbolism

• Apply knowledge of literary devices including foreshadowing, pun, dramatic irony, and situational irony

• Analyze the effect of repetition upon the reader

• Conduct brief research on a variety of subjects including allusions to obscure mythological creatures

• Explore how a seemingly innocuous example of personification is actually ominous

• Discern the tone of particular excerpts

• Explore relevant themes in the context of a scene

• Support claims with valid reasoning and textual 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.

Materials are available for teaching a variety of Shakespeare's plays:

• Hamlet - Google and printable

• Julius Caesar - Google and printable

• King Lear - Google and printable

• Macbeth - Google and printable

• Othello - Google and printable

• Romeo and Juliet - Google and printable

• The Merchant of Venice - Google and printable

• The Taming of the Shrew - Google and printable

• The Tempest - Google and printable