Details
Pages
15 Pages
Subject
ELA, Literature & Poetry, Shakespeare
Product
Digital
Grade
9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Resource Type
Assessments, Exam, Quiz, Tests, Worksheets
Description
Measure high school reading comprehension and support analysis of Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet (Act 2) with this bundle that features a plot-based quiz and rigorous close reading activities. By engaging with these resources, students will identify what the text says explicitly and implicitly, apply knowledge of literary devices, interpret figurative expressions, make engagement with text visible, and more. Answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. Information on each resource follows.
Hamlet Close Reading Worksheet (Act 2, Scene 1). More specifically, students will do the following:
Discern what the text states both explicitly and implicitly
Identify a variety of functions this scene serves
Analyze character statements and behaviors to draw logical inferences about character development and motivations
Analyze complex vocabulary and phrasing in context to determine meaning and intended effect
Apply knowledge of literary devices to the text with emphasis on situational irony
Compare and contrast two characters
Articulate ideas with clarity and precision
Defend a claim with textual evidence
Hamlet Close Reading Worksheet (Act 2, Scene 2). More specifically, questions pertain to the following:
Citing textual evidence in support of a claim
Analyzing character behaviors to draw logical inferences about character development and motivations
Analyzing complex vocabulary and phrasing in context to determine meaning and intended effect
Analyzing an excerpt to discern tone in context
Analyzing the factors contributing to Hamlet's internal conflict (the contradictory nature of religious values coupled with codes of honor)
General Comprehension Quiz for Act 2. By taking this assessment, students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:
Reynaldo's spying on Laertes
The cause of Ophelia's fright
Polonius' recommendation to Ophelia
Ophelia's rejection of Hamlet
The arrival of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
The roles of Voltemand and Cornelius
Claudius' effect on Fortinbras
Hamlet's comparison of Denmark to a prison
The interaction among Hamlet, Rosencrantz, and Guildenstern
The effect of the actors on Hamlet
Hamlet's self-criticism
Hamlet's fear
Hamlet Close Reading Worksheet (Act 2, Scene 1). More specifically, students will do the following:
Discern what the text states both explicitly and implicitly
Identify a variety of functions this scene serves
Analyze character statements and behaviors to draw logical inferences about character development and motivations
Analyze complex vocabulary and phrasing in context to determine meaning and intended effect
Apply knowledge of literary devices to the text with emphasis on situational irony
Compare and contrast two characters
Articulate ideas with clarity and precision
Defend a claim with textual evidence
Hamlet Close Reading Worksheet (Act 2, Scene 2). More specifically, questions pertain to the following:
Citing textual evidence in support of a claim
Analyzing character behaviors to draw logical inferences about character development and motivations
Analyzing complex vocabulary and phrasing in context to determine meaning and intended effect
Analyzing an excerpt to discern tone in context
Analyzing the factors contributing to Hamlet's internal conflict (the contradictory nature of religious values coupled with codes of honor)
General Comprehension Quiz for Act 2. By taking this assessment, students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:
Reynaldo's spying on Laertes
The cause of Ophelia's fright
Polonius' recommendation to Ophelia
Ophelia's rejection of Hamlet
The arrival of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
The roles of Voltemand and Cornelius
Claudius' effect on Fortinbras
Hamlet's comparison of Denmark to a prison
The interaction among Hamlet, Rosencrantz, and Guildenstern
The effect of the actors on Hamlet
Hamlet's self-criticism
Hamlet's fear
Measure high school reading comprehension and support analysis of Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet (Act 2) with this bundle that features a plot-based quiz and rigorous close reading activities. By engaging with these resources, students will identify what the text says explicitly... more
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