Much Ado About NothingBy William Shakespeare

What do we already know about William Shakespeare?

My Predictions – Thursday 10th September

What do YOU think the play might be about based on these pictures?

CLASS PREDICTIONS

Predictions – Part 2

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107616/

Watch the film trailer and see if your opinions change. 1. Do you think the play will be happy or sad? 2. Could it be funny? 3. Are there any heroes or villains?

TASK

Write up one of your predictions in full. Focus on using connectives (because, so) and phrases that show this is your opinion.

Stuck?... I think that … will happen in ‘Much Ado About

Nothing’ because … From the clues I believe that … will happen. I

think this because …

Learning Objective

By the end of the lesson everyone will understand what happens in the opening of Much Ado About Nothing.

Some of you will be able to form ideas about what the individual characters are like based on the opening scene.

Act 1 Scene 1

Don Pedro is returning victorious from the wars with his brother Don John and his men Benedick and Claudio. They arrive at the house of Leonato, the Governor of their town.

Benedick and Beatrice (Leonato’s niece) joke around with one another.

Claudio sees Leonato’s daughter Hero and falls in love with her at first sight. He asks Don Pedro for advice about what he should do.

Task

In your groups, put together a mime of the opening scene. If there aren’t enough people someone can play more than one character.

ChallengeWhat are our first impressions of these characters? What might happen next?