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    Tricks and Lies

    Use this Real-Life Lens Plan to help students dive deep into Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing and examine and engage with the play through the lens of tricks and lies.

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    Prose in the Play

    Students will define prose and verse, understand how the forms differ, and learn how to identify passages of each in William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing.

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    Through the Directors' Eyes

    In this lesson, students will explore the ways in which two directors present the same scene and how closely it hews to Shakespeare’s own words. Students will also determine which film they believe brings the scene most to life.

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    Beatrice in Her Own Words

    Students will use this worksheet to summarize passages that provide a better understanding of Beatrice and make notes on what her words reveal about her character.

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    Character Focus: Hero

    Students will use this worksheet to uncover the truth about Hero’s personality and character by finding and analyzing relevant passages in the play.

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    Elements of Comedy

    Students will use this worksheet to find and list the comic elements in Much Ado About Nothing and categorize them by language, plot, and ending.

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    The Merry War of Wits

    Students will use this worksheet to closely read a scene that has been annotated to explain different types of wordplay typically found in the play and then review and annotate two other scenes on their own.

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    Deciphering Dogberry’s Malapropisms

    Students will use this worksheet to understand malapropisms and examine sentences that include them.

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    Renaissance Concepts of Love and Marriage

    This handout provides relevant background information about basic concepts that were crucial to the development of matrimonial relationships during the Renaissance, such as courtship.

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    Character Focus: Hero

    • CCSS RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.6, W.11-12.3

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