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Much Ado About Nothing SOW - Acts 4-5 plus more (12 lessons)
Second part of a whole SOW on Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing - 12 lessons in total!
Includes lessons on Acts 4 and 5, plus extra on genre of comedy, theme of conflict, female characters, Benedick and 2 descriptive writing lessons.
All resources provided
Some extracts provided, otherwise page numbers from Cambridge SChool Shakespeare Series 2nd Edition of the play. Approx timings for relevant clips of the Kenneth Branagh 1999 film of the play included in notes section of slides.
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Much Ado About Nothing SOW - Context, Acts 1 - 3 (11 Lessons)
First part of a whole SOW on Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing - 11 lessons in total!
Includes lessons on Acts 1, 2 and 3 and a context lesson
All resources provided
Some extracts provided, otherwise page numbers from Cambridge SChool Shakespeare Series 2nd Edition of the play. Approx timings for relevant clips of the Kenneth Branagh 1999 film of the play included in notes section of slides.
MUCH ADO Theme of Conflict Lesson
Lesson ideal for when students have finished studying the play, looking at how the theme of conflict is presented throughout. Exploration of different types of conflict (physical, verbal, internal)
MUCH ADO Presentation of Benedick Lesson
Lesson ideal for when students have studied the whole play. Students work in groups, looking at Benedick in different extracts from the play, and present back to the rest of the class with their findings. All extracts provided.
MUCH ADO Female Characters & Stereotypes (2 Lessons)
2 lessons ideal for students after study of the play, reflecting on the female characters and to what extent they are stereotypical.
MUCH ADO Two Descriptive Writing Lessons
Two descriptive writing lessons that are nice to break up study of the text. Based on still images from the 1999 Kenneth Branagh film.
MUCH ADO Genre of Comedy Lesson
Lesson ideal for after students have studied Much Ado About Nothing, looking at the conventions of comedy and how they apply to the play.
MUCH ADO Act 5 Scene 4 (2 Lessons - The ENDING - predictable? Unexpected? Problematic?)
Two lessons covering the final scene of Much Ado About Nothing
Lesson 1- is the ending predictable or unexpected?
Lesson 2- To what extent can the ending be perceived as problematic?
MUCH ADO Act 5 Scenes 2-3 (Predictions about Beatrice & Benedick's future)
Lesson covering Act 5 sc 2-3 of Much Ado About Nothing, focusing on what predictions can be made about Beatrice and Benedick’s future together from the way they interact tin this scene.
MUCH ADO Act 5 Scene 1 (Patriarchy, Male characters)
Lesson covering Act 5 sc 1 of Much Ado About Nothing, with focus on the male characters, the patriarchy and their behaviour.
MUCH ADO Act 4 Scene 2 (Wounded male pride - Dogberry & Claudio)
Lesson covering Act 4 Sc 2 of Much Ado About Nothing, focusing on the cause and effect of wounded male pride, and what we/Elizabethan audiences perceptions of masculinity are.
MUCH ADO Act 4 Scene 1 (the Friar's plan, Beatrice's reaction)
Lesson focusing on the events after the public shaming of Hero at her wedding in Much Ado About Nothing. Looks at the plan Friar Francis sets in motion and Beatrice’s behaviour, asking Benedick to ‘Kill Claudio’
MUCH ADO Act 3 Scene 4 (Shaming of Hero at wedding)
Lesson looking at the shaming of Hero at her wedding in Act 3 sc 3 of Much Ado About Nothing
MUCH ADO Act 3 Scene 3 (Comic subplot - Dogberry & Verges)
Lesson focusing on Act 3 sc 3 of Much Ado About Nothing and an introduction to the comic subplot involving Dogberry and Verges.
MUCH ADO Act 3 Scenes 1-2 (Development of Claudio)
Lesson on Act 3 Sc1-2 of Much Ado About Nothing focusing on how Claudio is developing as a character
MUCH ADO Act 2 Scenes 2-3 (2 Lessons - Tricking Benedick)
2 lessons with model paragraphs on Act 2 scenes 2-3 of Much Ado About Nothing, covering the tricking of Benedick to think Beatrice is in love with him.
MUCH ADO Act 2 Scene 1 (2 Lessons - Attitudes to marriage, Deception)
Two lessons with resources on Act 2 Sc1 of Much Ado About Nothing
Lesson 1 - Attitudes to marriage displayed by characters
Lesson 2 - Introduction to the theme of deception in the play at the masked ball scene
MUCH ADO Act 1 Scene 1 (3 Lessons - Intro to Beatrice & Benedick, Hero, Claudio)
Three lessons on Act 1 Sc 1 of Much Ado About Nothing, complete with resources incl annotated extracts from text
MUCH ADO Context Lesson
Introductory context lesson on Shakespeare and Elizabethan theatre for pre-Much Ado study
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OLIVER TWIST - Bundle of lessons on context, key characters & extracts! (13 lessons)
Not a complete linear scheme of work, but a big bundle of lessons and resources! All available separately, but bundle saves you over 20%!