Much Ado About Nothing

by William Shakespeare

Homework Assignments: Week 32 World Literature Monday 4/21             Work on the study questions for the Much Ado About Nothing exam. The exam will be on Thursday, 4/24. Tuesday 4/22             Work on the study questions for the Much Ado About Nothing exam and prepare for the essay exam. The essay exam will be on Friday, 4/25. Wednesday 4/23             Finish the study questions and essay preparation for the Much Ado About Nothing exams. Thursday 4/24            Begin your outside reading of Pygmalion. Read to page _____ . You must have the entire play finished by May 5. Be prepared for unplanned quizzes, so read carefully and stay up with the reading. Friday 4/25            Read in your IR book. Be prepared to take at least one IR test by Friday May, 9th. Homework Assignments: Week 31 Monday 4/14             Complete Vocabulary #8. See the Vocabulary page to get the words and directions. Tuesday 4/15             Complete the Act III/IV Quotations and choose 2-3 quotations to analyze. Write your reflections for each on the back or on a separate piece of paper. Wednesday 4/16             Complete Passage Analysis #2. Don’t forget to do two separate tasks, each worth 10 points. 1. Translate your passage of at least 10 lines into your own words (line by line). 2. Analyze the passage in depth. Write about one page, ½ page at a bare minimum. Thursday 4/17            Study for Vocabulary Quiz #8. Make sure you know all 24 words for a B+ or all 96 for an A. Friday 4/18            Carefully answer the Act IV Questions and read in your IR book. Homework Assignments: Week 30 Monday 4/7            Work on the final draft of your Lord of the Flies essay. Spend time revising and crafting your essay to have mature academic voice and in-depth analysis. Due Wednesday. Finish studying for the vocab quiz tomorrow. Tuesday 4/8            Finish the final draft of your Lord of the Flies essay. Due tomorrow. Wednesday 4/9            Complete Passage Analysis #1. Choose an important passage of at least 10 lines from Act I or II of Much Ado About Nothing. Part I: Translate each line of the passage into modern English. Part II: Analyze the passage. See the handout for more details. Thursday            4/10            Complete the Act II Quotations. Friday 4/11            Read in your IR book. Homework Assignments: Week 29 Monday 3/31            Read in your new IR book. Tuesday 4/1            Based on your peer editing comments, the grading criteria, and your own ideas, revise your Lord of the Flies essay. Second drafts are due Wednesday. Wednesday 4/2            Study for Vocabulary Quiz #7. The quiz will be on Friday Thursday            4/3            Complete the Act I Quotations. Finish studying for Vocabulary Quiz #7. Friday 4/4            Read in your IR book and work on the final draft of your Lord of the Flies essay. Due Tuesday.       Old Assignments 4/17 Complete Passage Analysis #1. Choose an important passage of at least 10 lines from Act I or II of Much Ado About Nothing. Part I: Translate each line of the passage into modern English. Part II: Analyze the passage. See the handout for more details.

In-Class Assignments Introduction Much Ado Act II Questions Much Ado Act IVAnalysis Much Ado Act V Questions Romance Definition Essay Topics Study Questions Due Dates Exam: Thursday 4/24 Essay Exam: Friday 5/25 Finish Pygmalion: May 5 First IR test: Friday May 9