After watching this lesson, you will be able to support your discussion of Much Ado About Nothing’s themes with detailed textual analysis!<br/>
This lesson unpacks the most famous and significant quotes uttered by Claudio and Hero.

Why are some poems so long, while others finish in three lines? Well, it has something to do with poetic form.

Join us for this lesson on Perfecting Poetry where we’ll uncover a range of poetic forms and stanzaic structures. See...

This video is a lesson on poetry, specifically focusing on the topics of rhythm, meter, and rhyme. The teacher discusses the origins of poetry, the use of rhythm and meter to create a distinct sound pattern, and the different types of...

In this lesson, we’ll arm you with some more advanced knowledge about drama. Grab your notes as we guide you the ways playwrights build characterisation, use staging devices and the conventions of genre. Not to worry, we’ll revise...

This second lesson uncovers the finer details of theatrical dramas. We’ll explore the world of characterisation, focussing on how playwrights build their characters. We’ll also examine how playwrights use scene descriptions and stage...

Sabrina Broadbent inspires students in an active lesson for a group of Year 10s to encourage engagement with a play like Othello. In this, the first of two Shakespeare masterclasses, a group of Year 10 students from north London start on...

Poetry explications are one of the ultimate tests for any literature student. How do you conceive and defend an argument about a poem using nothing but the poem itself? This video shows you how to interpret, listen to, question, and...

The Elements of Poetry - Figurative language, meter and rhyme, simile, and metaphor . these are a few of the many topics explored in this lively video tour through the genre of poetry. Other elements illustrated in the program include:...

Blank and Free Verse are sometimes confused as being interchangeable, but they aren't! Also, we sometimes believe we're writing in Free Verse, but we're actually denying ourselves credit we deserve.