Starting Much Ado About Nothing Scheme of Work Sample Pages

Free sample pages from B and D Publishing’s Starting Much Ado About Nothing Scheme of Work, a short, simple introduction to the play for KS3.

Twenty-four simple worksheets deal with the main elements of the story. There are extracts from key scenes in Shakespeare’s English for pupils to read and act out in small groups, and notes for the director to help students understand the situation and the feelings and motivations of the characters. The pack can also be used by pupils for revision and home learning.

The full scheme of work is 51 pages and can be downloaded here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/starting-much-ado-about-nothing-ks3-scheme-of-work-12047594

The resource pack would also make a useful, quick revision resource at key stage 4. But for an in-depth analysis of the play see our KS4 Much Ado About Nothing scheme of work: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks4-much-ado-about-nothing-scheme-of-work-11876415

Also available in the Starting Shakespeare series: Macbeth; Romeo and Juliet; Twelfth Night; A Midsummer Night’s Dream; The Tempest; Henry V; The Merchant of Venice; Julius Caesar; Richard III.

Key stage 4 Shakespeare packs are also available for the following plays: Othello; A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Richard III; Romeo and Juliet; Julius Caesar; The Merchant of Venice; Macbeth; Twelfth Night; The Tempest; Henry V.

KS4 Shakespeare resource packs contain scene by scene notes on all aspects of the play, story summaries and differentiated worksheets. Areas typically covered include: character, themes, imagery, language, cloze passages, revision questions, picture pages, written and oral assignments, quiz pages, commentaries etc. The workbooks can also be used by pupils for home learning and GCSE exam revision.

Also available is the key stage 3 scheme of work Introducing Shakespeare. This useful resource introduces pupils to Shakespeare’s England and theatre with worksheets on Elizabeth I; Elizabethan clothes, homes, food, festivals and life; Shakespeare’s home and family etc. The pack includes a simple model of the Globe theatre for pupils to make: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks3-introducing-shakespeare-scheme-of-work-11889714

Also available is B & D Publishing’s ‘In Focus’ series of classroom display materials and worksheets for KS3 for the following plays: Macbeth; Romeo and Juliet; Much Ado About Nothing (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/much-ado-about-nothing-in-focus-12-lesson-poster-and-worksheet-pack-ks3-12029793); A Midsummer Night’s Dream; The Tempest; Henry V; Twelfth Night; Richard III.

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