'Much Ado About Nothing' CD-ROM and Workbook

Subject: English Literature
Level: Secondary
Age Group: 16 - 18
Order Number: 5149

The CD-ROM consists of over 80 slides covering all aspects of the play. It caters for the most and least able and can be used on an interactive whiteboard, or downloaded/networked onto single computers for individual study of the text. Slides with specific activities can be printed and photocopied for each. The many features on the CD-ROM include:

• Slides that move with a click to allow interactivity and whole class discussion
• Images and sound
• Hyperlinks within and to other documents which make the resource easy to move around
• Explanatory notes section and contents page

The workbook consists of over 70 pages of activities and information on 'Much Ado About Nothing'. It is aimed at the 14-18 age groups who are studying the text for coursework or examination. The book can be dipped into or used in its entirety as a workbook for students and a helpful guide for teachers.

The workbook and CD-ROM have useful sections covering:

• Social and historical context
• Analysis of Shakespeare's plays: genre and structure
• Scene summaries
• Plot line
• Brainstorming activities
• Focused activities
• Close studies
• Language analyses with extracts
• Comprehension exercises
• Character analyses
• Themed activities
• Oral work: the three triplets
• Essay questions with pointers
• Advice on essay writing and how to get top marks
• Passage questions with annotated answers
• Essay frames
• Revision notes
• Opportunities for extended and differentiated work
• Critics' opinions
• Information on productions
• Quizzes and a crossword
• Further reading and research