Shakespeare Graphics Much Ado - Teacher's Resource Book

Summary:
Using a carefully edited text and a unique cartoon-strip format to link important passages, the Livewire Shakespeare series brings to life Shakespeare's most popular plays, making them accessible to students of all abilities. The Teacher's Resource supports the teacher with activities and photocopiable worksheets.

• Includes photocopiable worksheets with a range of activities to support pupils through the play.
• Provides clearly flagged support to help prepare pupils for the key stage 3 tests.
• Provides practical support on how to teach using the graphic Shakespeare with small groups and one-to-one.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Introductory Activities
Shakespeare's life
What's in a title?
Activities for Act 1
A letter to Leonato
Arranging a marriage
Effective openings
A bachelor's life or not?
Activities for Act 2
Rumours, suspicions and lies
Preparations for a wedding
What the maid says
Taking a statement
Courtly love
Activities for Act 3
Practical jokes
The chamber-window plot
Dogberry and the Watch
Girl talk!
Activities for Act 4
Tension and drama in a scene
If she'd had the chance to speak...
Jilted at the altar!
O that I were a man!
Activities for Act 5
Hearing what you want to hear
Telling it as it is!
What might have been
Imagery
Leonato: a caring father?
Analysing a scene: looking at language
A February face
Silence is golden
Playing with words
Sonnets
A Friar's personal account
Activities after the play
The uncle hears gossip!
The world of Messina
Two plots
A recipe for disaster
Asking awkward questions
Benedick and Beatrice: rivals and partners
Borachio's motive
Don John - a successful villain?
Female duty?
Horoscopes
The turning points
What's funny?
The most challenging part to play
Two kinds of love
Tricks: comical and mean!
Through other eyes
You stand accused of...
Who said what?
Themes in Much Ado About Nothing
Who learns what lesson at the end?
Is it really much ado about nothing?

About the Author(s):
Philip Page is an experienced author and illustrator. He is an ex-Deputy and teacher of English and History.
Marilyn Pettit is Senior Advisor at Sandwell LEA.

Readership:
Teachers of 10-14 year olds