shakespearerevision


 * __Much Ado About Nothing Revision (SATs 2008)[[image:william-shakespeare-portrait.jpg align="right" caption="Shakespeare"]] (18 marks)__**

This page will help you to revise for the Shakespeare Paper in the May SATs exams. Click on the links below to revise your knowledge of the set scenes. Remember, you need to know both [|Act 4 Scene 1] and [|Act 5 Scene 4] AND refer to both of these scenes in your answer.

The question you are asked about two set scenes will test what you know about **CLIP:**


 * [[image:http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/images/buttons/english/info_big_character_butt.gif width="31" height="31" caption="C"]] || Characters in the play ||
 * [[image:http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/images/buttons/english/info_big_lang_butt.gif width="31" height="31" caption="L"]] || Language used in the play ||
 * [[image:http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/images/buttons/english/info_big_info_butt.gif width="31" height="31" caption="I"]] || Issues, ideas and themes addressed by the play ||
 * [[image:http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/images/buttons/english/info_big_perform_butt.gif width="31" height="31" caption="P"]] || Performance of the play, and how it could be directed ||
 * Click on the Printable Version at the bottom of the page to print these notes!**


 * __1st Set Scene - Act 4 Scene 1__**

[|Revise the text of Act 4 Scene 1]

[|What Happens In The First Set Scene?]

[|Revise The Characters In The First Set Scene]

[|Revise The Language In The First Set Scene]

[|Themes of the Play in the First Set Scene]

[|The Scene In Performance] - revising mood and audience in the scene

[|Test Yourself on Act 4 Scene 1!]


 * __2nd Set Scene - Act 5 Scene 4__**

[|Revise the text of Act 5 Scene 4]

[|Revise the Language in Act 5 Scene 4]

[|Themes of the Play in the Second Set Scene]

[|The Scene In Performance] - revising mood and the role of the audience in the scene

[|Test Yourself on Act 5 Scene 4!]


 * __Practice Questions__**

There are 4 possible types of questions you can be asked. These are based around the **characters, the language used, issues, ideas and themes, and the performance of the play. You can download plans for these different types of possible essay questions below:**


 * __Characters__**




 * __Language__**




 * __Issues, Ideas and Themes__**




 * __The Performance of the Play__**



HOT TIP: Don't try to remember every detail of the play. Instead, learn the basic story and then concentrate on the characters and their relationships with each other in the **set scenes** and the language they used. You should also think about how an audience will react (remember, the play was written to be performed in the theatre) and the themes it deals with: the battle of the sexes, faithfulness and mistaken identity.


 * __Act 4 Scene 1__** - this clip will help your understanding of the scene!

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 * __Act 5 Scene 4__** - watching these two YouTube clips will further help you to understand this scene!

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For a list of things you will do in preparation for the Shakespeare SAT, download the document below.

All pupils will be viewing a performance of the play with the date to be announced.

For other productions and other drama activities log onto [|www.heartlandsproductions.wikispaces.com]