We have been learning about William Shakespeare in Room 23! We started by doing a KWL - Listing what we know about him, what we want to know and leaving a column for what we have learned. Then we read a biography about Shakespeare - we discussed the difference between a biography and an autobiography. This was a fun biography as it rhymed! We took notes and made a mind map of the information, then used this to write our own reports about Shakespeare. We also looked at insults that Shakespeare made up, sayings he invented such as 'all that glitters isn't gold' and 'fair play' and looked at some of the 3000 words he invented. We also had a timeline to unscramble and comprehension questions to answer. The lovely Bella from Year 7 came and gave a powerpoint presentation about Shakespeare sharing some interesting facts with us - did you know Shakespeare wrote his own epitath and that his grave is cursed?? We read Romeo and Juliet and storyboarded the story - students are still working on these. We also looked at clothes worn during Shakespearian times and then, in groups drew our own designs and collaged them.
Students were told that their Shakespeare creations had to look exactly like their design... here they are! Which one do you think is closest to the design?? Vote in the comments.
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