My Shakespeare Book 2020

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Look through the gallery and see if you can spot all the following:

William Shakespeare Anne Hathaway's Cottage A statue of Shakespeare Mary Arden was Shakespeare's mother; visitors can still see her childhood home&nbsp;today William Shakespeare’s birthplace William Shakespeare’s grave A drawing of what Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre would have looked like A replica (copy) of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, which was built in London in 1997 The stage in the Globe The Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford

Who was William Shakespeare?

William Shakespeare is a famous British playwright, which means he’s someone who wrote plays. Shakespeare is considered to be one of the most talented writers of all time. <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Shakespeare">https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Shakespeare</a>

Watch <a href="https://www.rsc.org.uk/shakespeare-learning-zone">https://www.rsc.org.uk/shakespeare-learning-zone</a> <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/31941581">Find out why Shakespeare is famous</a>&nbsp;in a CBBC Newsround guide A&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/music-art-and-literature/shakespeares-globe/william-shakespeare/">children's introduction to Shakespeare</a>&nbsp;from DKfindout! <a href="https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/history/general-history/shakespeare-facts/">15 top&nbsp;Shakespeare facts</a>&nbsp;from National Geographic Kids See an&nbsp;<a href="https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/short-stories/william-shakespeare">animated "life of Shakespeare" video for children</a> Look through some of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp04051/william-shakespeare?search=sas&amp;sText=Shakespeare">Shakespeare portraits in the National Portrait Gallery</a>

Present Perfect or Past Simple free activity

William Shakespeare Can you find the 30 missing words? worksheet

1599 The Globe Theatre was built 1603 James I was crowned king, and Shakespeare’s theatre group was renamed the King’s Men when the King became their patron 1604-1605 The King’s Men performed seven of Shakespeare’s plays for King James I 1609 Shakespeare’s sonnets were published 1611 Shakespeare moved from London back to Stratford-upon-Avon 23 April 1616 William Shakespeare died

&nbsp;&nbsp;---We don’t know the date that William Shakespeare was born – we just know the date that he was baptised. &nbsp;----Shakespeare had three children named Susanna, Hamnet and Judith. Hamnet and Judith were twins. -----Most of the poems Shakespeare wrote are called sonnets. He wrote 154 sonnets! &nbsp;-----Shakespeare is sometimes called ‘The Bard of Avon’ – a bard is another word for a poet. &nbsp;------Shakespeare wrote almost 40 plays; someone who writes plays is also called a playwright. &nbsp;&nbsp;-----Not a lot of people could read and write in Shakespeare’s time, so the Globe Theatre hung different coloured flags to let people know when a play was going to be performed, and what kind of play it was going to be (if it was sad or funny). &nbsp;------The Globe Theatre was shaped like an octagon – it had eight sides. &nbsp;&nbsp;------Women didn’t act in Shakespeare’s time, so boys would have to play the roles of women. That means that Juliet in Romeo and Juliet would have been played by a boy!

Topic William Shakespeare Aims To learn about Shakespeare To practise reading skills To practise listening comprehension To develop speaking skills Age group Young learners aged 14+ Level CEFR level A2+/B1 Time 30 minutes approximately Materials Reading texts,photoes,videos,links

Created by Halyna Osypchuk

Download a visual&nbsp;<a href="https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/education/teaching-resources/shakespeare-life-times/">timeline of the major events in Shakespeare’s life</a>&nbsp; 1564 William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon 26 April 1564 Shakespeare was baptised November 1582 Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway 1592 This is the earliest time when records show that Shakespeare was in London 1593 Shakespeare’s first poem was published, and his plays started to be performed by different theatre groups in London 1594 Shakespeare’s first plays were performed by the Lord Chamberlain’s Men