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Much Ado About Nothing WebsiteMuch Ado About Nothing Website
Publisher
Shakespeare Globe Trust
Resource Details
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Duration
2 days
Instructional Strategies
Direct Instruction
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Video
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Year
2018
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Much Ado About Nothing

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This Much Ado About Nothing website also includes:
  • Activities: Much Ado About Quite a Lot Article (1)
  • Much Ado about Quite a Lot Article (2)
  • Verse and Prose Article (1)
  • Verse and Prose Article (2)
  • Week 1 Blog
  • Week 2 Blog
  • Week 3 Blog
  • Week 4 Blog
  • Week 5 Blog
  • Interview with Benedick
  • Interview with Donna Joan
  • Interview with Hero
  • Interview with Leonato
  • Interview with Beatrice
  • Interview with Borachio
  • Interview with Claudio
  • Interview with Margaret
  • Interview with Don Pedro
  • Production - Beatrice and Benedick
  • Production - Performances
  • Graphic & Image
  • Script
  • Video
  • Join to access all included materials

Love, deception, witty bante—that's much ado about a lot!  As learners navigate the resource, they view an interactive character map and read character biographies from Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. Pupils also listen to interviews with actors from Deutsche Bank's production of the play. 

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

william shakespeare, dramatic plays, much ado about nothing, acting, performance art, literature, Drama

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Have scholars create a dating profile for a chosen character from the play 

Classroom Considerations

  • Provide headphones for audio 
  • Activity may require more or less time depending on how many resources instructors use 

Pros

  • Contains a plethora of classroom resources and activities
  • It's easy to search the script for examples of literary devices, such as metaphor and hyperbole

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.9-10.1 RL.11-12.1 RI.9-10.1 RI.11-12.1

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