Updated for the new scenes in the Shakespeare paper of the KS3 Test, this revision guide provides help with reading and understanding the plot of "Much Ado About Nothing", as well as writing good answers and improving levels so students can do brilliantly when it comes to the Test. "KS3 Shakespeare: Much Ado About Nothing" is divided into three sections for easy reference. Section 1 covers the plot of the complete play, giving a scene-by-scene summary and commentary, with the main themes emerging in each scene, reinforced with Quick Check questions. Further information is given on the key characters, language and overall themes ensuring a detailed understanding of the play. Section 2 gives essential information on understanding the Test question, finding and using evidence to support an answer, paraphrasing, summarising and using quotations, structuring an answer, linking ideas together, and achieving a higher level. Section 3 provides practical experience of a test question including a worked example of a set scene answer, a practice answer and a complete practice set scene question, together with answers and mark scheme. Using this revision guide will help to ensure that students are fully prepared and will get no nasty surprises when it comes to taking the Test.

 

This book is part of a book series called Test Practice .

This book is suitable for Key Stage 3. KS3 covers school years 7, 8 and 9, and ages 12-14 years. A key stage is any of the fixed stages into which the national curriculum is divided, each having its own prescribed course of study. At the end of each stage, pupils are required to complete standard assessment tasks.

There are 88 pages in this book. This book was published 2006 by HarperCollins Publishers .

Ray Blockley and John Rolfe, Series edited by Jayne de Courcy Mike Gould is a former Head of English and a university Lecturer in English and Education, who has written over 150 books for students and teachers in the UK and overseas.