Much Ado About Nothing
William Shakespeare
Soldiers return from war to the sunny Sicilian town of Messina. Young Claudio falls for the governor's daughter Hero, while the sharp-tongued Beatrice and Benedick pick up their endless battle of insults. But not everyone wants a happy ending, and in a house full of eavesdroppers, a trick can go either way.
- Length
- About 21,000 words
- To read it
- About 14 days
- Stage
- Key Stage 3, GCSE
Reading time at 1,500 words a day, the pace we start from until we know your child’s own.
Where it is taught
Why Much Ado About Nothing is on the list
- Year 9, Stretch. A step up in length or difficulty, for a confident reader. GCSE set text.
- Year 10, Stretch. A step up in length or difficulty, for a confident reader. GCSE Shakespeare (AQA, Edexcel, Eduqas).
- Year 11, Stretch. A step up in length or difficulty, for a confident reader. GCSE Shakespeare (AQA, Edexcel, Eduqas).
Reading it here
What your child does with it
- 1
Choose it and set a finish date
You get a suggested target from the length of the book and your child's reading pace.
- 2
Check in along the way
A longer book has short check-ins every week or two, so it keeps moving and nothing is forgotten.
- 3
Answer two questions
When they finish: a review of the book, and a deeper question about how it works.
- 4
Get it marked, and redraft
Every answer is marked against the rubric for their year, with a reason for every score.