Curated OER
Measure for Measure: Anticipation Guide
Be bold and never fearful! Tempt your scholars with an Anticipation Guide for Measure for Measure. Before reading Shakespeare’s problem play, class members label a series of statements as either true or false in their opinion. (It’s okay...
Curated OER
Measure for Measure Act II, Scene 2 Vocabulary Magic Squares
Readers of Measure for Measure use words from Act II, scene 2 to complete a magic squares vocabulary exercise. An answer sheet is included.
Curated OER
Measure for Measure: Act III Scene I
Read this lesser-known play by William Shakespeare. When you get to Act III, provide your class with this two-page learning exercise. First, encourage a self-to-text connection by having individuals record their top 10 priorities. Then,...
Curated OER
Measure for Measure
The twists and turns in Shakespeare's Measure for Measure could have you guessing for awhile on this quiz. Mostly reading comprehension, the questions are nonetheless more detailed, especially since the plot is complex. See how you do!
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Rather Cut a Little
Students create podcasts of Measure for Measure. In this Measure for Measure activity, students decide which lines are the most important and edit scenes to create a shorter version of the play that includes the important concepts. ...
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Imagining Back Story: Creating an Artifact for an Extra-Extended Text
Young scholars create a "back story" for a character from Measure for Measure. In this Measure for Measure instructional activity, students read the text closely as they look for clues about where the character came from and how he or...
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Measure for Measure: Fun Trivia Quiz
This online, interactive quiz does not have the rigor necessary for a class assignment on Shakespeare's Measure for Measure; however, your class may choose to self-assess their understanding by taking it on their own. It requires no...
Curated OER
Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare
In this online interactive reading comprehension instructional activity, students respond to 12 multiple choice questions about Shakespeare's Measure for Measure. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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"Say you will be mine": Unspoken Answers and Unscripted Scenes
Students hypothesize the content of unscripted moments and responses, search for evidence in the actual text to support their hypothesis, and explore how this hypothesis would affect characterization. Groups perform their scenes and...
Curated OER
Measure for Measure: Are You Talkin' to Me?
Students rehearse and perform an exchange from act three, scene two of the play, Measure for Measure, in pairs. They read the lines from the point of view of a different character in the play, and perform for the class.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology provides the complete text of Shakespeare's works. Content also includes a search engine (for looking up words and/or phrases), a chronological and alphabetical listing of his plays, a collection...
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: Shakespeare "Measure for Measure"
Here, read the full text of Shakespeare's play, "Measure for Measure." This text, organized by scene, is accompanied by a brief introduction with information on the "Problem comedy," and on the plot and characters of "Measure for Measure."
University of Victoria (Canada)
University of Victoria: Shakespeare's Life and Times
This resource deals with Shakespeare's life, society, drama, art, music, politics and history of that time. The full text to many of Shakespeare's plays is also included.
Shakespeare Online
Shakespeare Online: Measure for Measure
Access lines and staging prompts for scenes from William Shakespeare's comedy Measure for Measure. The scenes are displayed according to act with the setting included. Detailed explanatory notes are found at the end of each scene....
Other
Interactive Shakespeare Project: "Measure for Measure"
This is an interactive project on Shakespeare's "Measure for Measure," with study questions and movie clips. Click on hyperlinked words to get a "modern" translation of confusing phrases and ideas, and learn more about the play by...
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Tales From Shakespeare, by Charles and Mary Lamb
Mary Lamb, with the editorial help of her brother, Charles, rewrote twenty of Shakespeare's plays into stories for children. This is a copy of the tex which introduced Shakespeare to many people of all ages throughout the nineteenth and...
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Oxford Shakespeare: Measure for Measure
The full-text of Shakespeare's Measure for Measure, as it appears in The Oxford Shakespeare.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare
This is the full text of the five-act comedic play Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare including a list of characters.
TES Global
Tes: Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is slide show lesson of a cross-century critical analysis of Shakespeare's Measure for Measure. It includes context and literary criticism from the 19th and 20th centuries.
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: William Shakespeare
Here find links to the full texts of William Shakespeare's plays as well as study guides. (Note: Some of the links may no longer work.)
University of Victoria (Canada)
Internet Shakespeare Editions: "Measure for Measure"
At this website, there are three ways you can enjoy reading "Measure for Measure." You can read a "modern edition," which is divided into acts and scenes for easy navigation. You can read the text as it "first appeared in the Folio of...
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: A Teacher's Guide to "Measure for Measure" [Pdf]
A rich resource for teaching this complex play, these 17 pages in .pdf format offer background, teaching suggestions for before, during and after reading the play as well as other features. Requires Adobe Reader.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
Shakespeare site that includes the texts of all of Shakespeare's plays. Shakespeare's other work is listed, but texts are not available. RL.11-12.10a/b Text Complexity
Royal Shakespeare Company
Royal Shakespeare Company: Education Resources: Measure for Measure
A synopsis of Measure for Measure with background of the play, interviews, and history of past play productions. Includes downloadable teacher guide.