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Much Ado About Nothing

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Overview

One of Shakespeare’s most frequently performed comedies, Much Ado About Nothing includes two quite different stories of romantic love. Hero and Claudio fall in love almost at first sight, but an outsider, Don John, strikes out at their happiness. Beatrice and Benedick are kept apart by pride and mutual antagonism until others decide to play Cupid.

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Choral Reading: Much Ado About Nothing 1.1

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Choral Reading: Much Ado About Nothing 1.1

Let the comedic insults of this play get your students excited about reading Much Ado About Nothing!
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Paired Texts: Ma Rainey from Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and Beatrice of Much Ado About Nothing

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Paired Texts: Ma Rainey from Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and Beatrice of Much Ado About Nothing

What new understandings about race, gender (and so much more) will be unearthed when students pair soliloquies from Beatrice and Ma Rainey?
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Introducing Much Ado About Nothing with 2-Line Scenes

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Introducing Much Ado About Nothing with 2-Line Scenes

A favorite and essential way of introducing a play!
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Choral Reading: Much Ado About Nothing 1.1

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Choral Reading: Much Ado About Nothing 1.1

Let the comedic insults of this play get your students excited about reading Much Ado About Nothing!
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Paired Texts: Ma Rainey from Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and Beatrice of Much Ado About Nothing

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Paired Texts: Ma Rainey from Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and Beatrice of Much Ado About Nothing

What new understandings about race, gender (and so much more) will be unearthed when students pair soliloquies from Beatrice and Ma Rainey?
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Introducing Much Ado About Nothing with 2-Line Scenes

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Introducing Much Ado About Nothing with 2-Line Scenes

A favorite and essential way of introducing a play!
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Promptbook: The Wedding Scene of Much Ado About Nothing 4.1

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Promptbook: The Wedding Scene of Much Ado About Nothing 4.1

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Juicy Lesson! Paired Texts: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and Beatrice from Much Ado About Nothing 2.1

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Juicy Lesson! Paired Texts: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and Beatrice from Much Ado About Nothing 2.1

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