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1 Haslingden High School English Faculty HOMEWORK BOOKLET Year 8 - Block A Shakespeare (2B) Name: Form: Subject Teacher: Date Given: Date to Hand in: Target Level: Actual Level: Effort: House Points: Comment: Targets for Improvement: Parent / Guardian Comment:

2 Reading Task - Information Retrieval William Shakespeare is England s greatest writer, famous for his plays and poetry. Going to the theatre was extremely popular in Shakespeaerean times. Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow. The Globe, built by carpenter Peter Smith and his workers, was the most magnificent theatre that London had ever seen and was built in This theatre could hold several thousand people! It was situated on the South bank of the river Thames in Southwark. The Globe had many levels the pit, where the poorer members of the audience would pay 1 penny to stand (these were called the groundlings). The three tiers where richer members of the audience would sit pay to sit on cushions under cover. The Globe theatre was a huge success and was extremely popular. Days out at the Globe would have been an exciting event. Towering above the Globe was a flag, which told people that there was going to be a play performed that day. The grounds surrounding the Globe would have been bustling with people. There would have been stalls selling food and drink. A trumpet would tell people that a play was about to begin and people would then take their places

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4 1.) Who built the Globe?... 2.) When was the Globe built?... 3.) Where was the Globe Theatre?... 4.) What was the Pit?... 5.) Where did rich people sit in the Globe?... 6.) How did people know that a play was going to be shown that day?... 7.) How did people know that a play was about to begin?

5 Literacy Task 1: Word Classes Match the Keyword to the correct definition (you may use the internet to help you!) Noun This word describes how things are done it describes a verb E.G: He ran awkwardly, she shouted furiously (Usually words that end in ly) Verb This is a describing word it describes a noun ( a person, place or thing) E.G: great, tall, shiny, beautiful Adjectives This is a naming word the name of a person, place, thing E.G: Shakespeare, London, stage, curtain Adverbs This is a doing/action word tells of something being done E.G: to read, write, perform, watch

6 Literacy Task 2 Label the following words correctly with the following letters N (Noun), V (Verb), ADJ (Adjective) and ADV (Adverb) E.G: Boy = N, Run = V 1.) Car = 2.) Sing = 3.) Slowly = 4.)Beautiful = 5.) Laugh = 6.) Girl = 7.) Excitedly = 8.) Act = 9.) Huge =

7 Literacy Task 3 Read the following text and fill in the gaps with good describing words Romeo & Juliet The Capulet s Ball In the hall of the Capulets, the atmosphere was and. The servants worked hard to make sure all ran. Lord Capulet made his way around his happy guests joking with them and encouraging all to dance the night away on the dance floor. From across the room, Romeo saw the Juliet, and curiously asked a serving man who she was. The serving man did not know. Romeo was immediately in love; he declared that he has never been in love until that moment. Arrogantly moving through the crowd, the angry and violent Tybalt heard and recognised Romeo s voice. Furiously realizing that there was a Montague present, Tybalt sent a servant to fetch his sword.

8 Self-Assessment Spend some time thinking about the tasks you have completed reflecting on your strengths and weaknesses. Tick the box that most applies to you and total up your score. 1 = Much more improvement needed 5 = Excellent I spent appropriate time on the work I have attempted all the tasks to the best of my ability I planned my work carefully and spread the tasks out over the week I asked for help I checked my work carefully before handing it in What part did you ENJOY completing the most and why? Describe ONE thing you could do in future that would improve the quality of your work... Describe ONE thing that you have done that you are pleased with in this booklet...

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