OCR GCSE English Activities & Exam Practice: Much Ado About Nothing

Contents

Part 1: Studying the text

• Shakespeare in context
• Shakespeare’s language
• The plot
• The structure
• Characters
• Themes
• Setting and atmosphere
• Style
• Language
• Dramatic effect
• Much Ado About Nothing guide

Part 2: Exam preparation

• Exam preparation and technique
• What the exam board expects
• Planning and structuring answers
• Beginnings, endings and evidence
• Answering OCR questions
  • Foundation Tier question
  • Higher Tier question

Comment on this resource by a teacher:

Many of my students are not native English speakers and have no idea of Shakespeare or Elizabethan language. The character and plot breakdowns are written in such straightforward language that I feel sure they will be able to understand it now. You have saved me a great deal of time and trouble so thank you very much. – M.C., Berkshire

Further information

Part 1 provides activities for classroom and homework use throughout the course.

Part 2 provides activities which guide students through the process of writing exam essays on Much Ado About Nothing for OCR. It explains:

• types of essay
• planning
• how to begin and conclude an essay
• how to structure an essay
• how to use textual evidence
• how to turn a C-grade into an A*.

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Length: 45 pp

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