The Merchant of Venice - Level 3

William Shakespeare's play of revenge, romance, and comedy - English language learners of all ages will enjoy developing their vocabulary and reading fluency as they read about the struggles between the cavalier merchant Antonio and the vengeful moneylender Shylock. Students and teachers alike will enjoy discovering that the actions and motivations of Shakespeare's 16th century Italian characters are as relevant today as they were then.

Compass Classic Readers provide beginning and intermediate English language learners accessible adaptations of the greatest works of literature. Carefully designed to retell the stories using vocabulary and sentence structure appropriate for one of six different grade levels.

- Carefully graded, retold-stories using appropriate vocabulary and sentence structure
- Motivating full-color illustrations
- Discussion questions before and after each chapter
- A glossary of key vocabulary words
- A short playlet for fun classroom activities
- An MP3 CD of the full story