King Lear Act 1, Scenes 4-5 | Double Entry Journals

Double Entry Journals for King Lear Act 1, Scenes 4-5 This teaching resource is a two-page double entry journal assignment for studying William Shakespeare's tragic play King Lear. Students will read scenes four and five of act one and respond to four provided journal prompts by summarizing key plot events, analyzing characters and themes, reflecting on the imagery and symbolism, and making connections to their own lives. They will also find and cite quotes from the play to support their written responses in this thought-provoking literature study. The double entry journal comes in both an editable word document and printable PDF and makes for an engaging frontline strategy or independent homework task for high school students studying King Lear in the secondary ELA classroom or at home.