Details
Pages
3 Pages
Subject
ELA, Literature & Poetry, Shakespeare
Languages
English
Product
Digital
Grade
9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Resource Type
Assessments, Guided Reading, Worksheets
Standard
Common Core English Language Arts Standards
Description
Help high school readers go beyond basic reading comprehension and support the development of critical thinking and literary craft analysis skills with this close reading worksheet covering the prologue of William Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet. An answer key is included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By completing this activity, students will:
Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word and phrase meanings ("Two households, both alike in dignity," "Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean," "What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend," and more)
Discern the intended effects of the author's word choices and narrative techniques
Consider historical context
Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
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
Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word and phrase meanings ("Two households, both alike in dignity," "Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean," "What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend," and more)
Discern the intended effects of the author's word choices and narrative techniques
Consider historical context
Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
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
Help high school readers go beyond basic reading comprehension and support the development of critical thinking and literary craft analysis skills with this close reading worksheet covering the prologue of William Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet. An answer key is... more
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