Richard III
No romance or no physical intimacy at all.
Closed door. No anatomical or crude language.
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Easy Reading Shakespeare! Introduce your students to the famous literary accomplishments of William Shakespeare. Easy-reading adaptations will ignite the interest of reluctant and enthusiastic readers. Each of these condensed works is arranged in a ten-chapter format with key words designed and used in context. Multiple-choice questions require students to recall specific details, sequence events, draw inferences, develop new story names, and choose the main idea. Improves fluency, vocabulary and comprehension. HIGH-INTEREST/LOW READABILITY Each book: Includes interdisciplinary teaching suggestions. - Is divided into 10 short chapters with exercises in each. - Was written using McGraw-Hill's Core Vocabulary. - Was measured using the Fry Readability Formula. - Includes 100 comprehension questions. - Includes 60 vocabulary exercises. - Includes complete answer keys. - Contains 72 pages with illustrations in every chapter. - May be used as a consumable or reproduced for classroom use. Reading Levels 2-5. Interest Level Through Adult.
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