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Worksheet
Curated OER

Measure for Measure: Anticipation Guide

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
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...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Measure for Measure Act II, Scene 2 Vocabulary Magic Squares

For Students 11th - 12th
Readers of Measure for Measure use words from Act II, scene 2 to complete a magic squares vocabulary exercise.  An answer sheet is included.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Measure for Measure: Act III Scene I

For Students 10th - 11th
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,...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Measure for Measure

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
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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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Rather Cut a Little

For Teachers 10th - 12th
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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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Imagining Back Story: Creating an Artifact for an Extra-Extended Text

For Teachers 9th - 12th
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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Worksheet
Curated OER

Measure for Measure: Fun Trivia Quiz

For Students 9th - 12th
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...
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Interactive
Curated OER

Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
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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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

"Say you will be mine": Unspoken Answers and Unscripted Scenes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
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...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Measure for Measure: Are You Talkin' to Me?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
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.
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Primary
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Handout
Bibliomania

Bibliomania: Shakespeare "Measure for Measure"

For Students 9th - 10th
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."
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Website
University of Victoria (Canada)

University of Victoria: Shakespeare's Life and Times

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Primary
Shakespeare Online

Shakespeare Online: Measure for Measure

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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....
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Website
Other

Interactive Shakespeare Project: "Measure for Measure"

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Handout
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Tales From Shakespeare, by Charles and Mary Lamb

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Handout
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Oxford Shakespeare: Measure for Measure

For Students 9th - 10th
The full-text of Shakespeare's Measure for Measure, as it appears in The Oxford Shakespeare.
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Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the five-act comedic play Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare including a list of characters.
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PPT
TES Global

Tes: Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[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.
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Primary
Bibliomania

Bibliomania: William Shakespeare

For Students 9th - 10th
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.)
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Website
University of Victoria (Canada)

Internet Shakespeare Editions: "Measure for Measure"

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Unit Plan
Penguin Publishing

Penguin Random House: A Teacher's Guide to "Measure for Measure" [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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.
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eBook
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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
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Website
Royal Shakespeare Company

Royal Shakespeare Company: Education Resources: Measure for Measure

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A synopsis of Measure for Measure with background of the play, interviews, and history of past play productions. Includes downloadable teacher guide.