Much Ado Reading Journals

Complete reading journals for all five acts of 'Much Ado About Nothing'. Focus on comedy and any underlying seriousness that you find. Is the play more than just a piece of fun? Are there serious themes that emerge? Post on your blog by Tuesday 6 November.

Much Ado about Nothing Act One

Comment on the comic nature of Act One of 'Much Ado About Nothing'. How is the comedy constructed? Also, what serious elements are emerging and how are they presented to us dramatically? This is the start of your reading journal for the play.

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

Choose about 50 - 60 lines of 'The Pied Piper of Hamelin' and post on your blog an evaluation of how Browning tells the story in this part of the poem. To be completed by Tuesday 16 October.

Fra Lippo Lippi

Write about the ways Browning tells the story in 'Fra Lippo Lippi' lines 191 - 269. Comment on storytelling methods and focus particularly on structure and voice. To be handed in on paper on Tuesday 9 October. Use the examiner's mark comments to help you form your response. Write your answer for no more than 30 minutes.

This analysis of the poem is good.