An extensive series of lessons on *Much Ado *that also incorporates extracts from other Shakespeare plays.
Explore Shakespeare and his plays in their theatrical context as well as asking questions about the relevance of the plays today
Eye-catching powerpoints
Each powerpoint comes with a edited version of the text with a glossary for support
Lesson on Measure for Measure and #metoo
Lesson on The Tempest and colonialism
Lesson on sonnets (and Taylor Swift)
Lesson on Thomas More and Shakespeare’s possible contribution to that play
Unit of work on Much Ado that focuses on writing about key scenes, forming students’ own ideas about the play, looking at different interpretations with a focus on feminist criticism.
20 fully resourced lessons that would be ideal for KS3.
for a sample of my resource see twitter: @hoke_mosely