Year 7 English Homework Tasks Term Autumn 1

Year 7 | English Homework Tasks | Term: Autumn 1 | Topic: An Introduction to Shakespeare Instructions: Each week you will complete one piece of homework. This will be either one of the activities below, or revision from your Knowledge Organiser for a test in class. Your teacher will let you know what homework activity you’re doing and when this should be handed in. Homework activity: Skills being practiced: Reading Skills: Show your understanding of what you have read by using quotations and analysing the effect of these on the audience or reader. Select your favourite quotation from one of Shakespeare’s plays that you have studied. You may need your exercise book for this. Analyse the meaning of it by using a MQA paragraph. Reminder: MQA stands for Method, Quotation, Answer (analysis) Writing Skills: Show off your range of vocabulary, your understanding of grammar and your ability to write creatively. Creative Challenge: You can present this piece of work in any way that you choose: make sure that Research Challenge: You will need to use a computer or a library to help you think creatively! you find the information needed to complete this task. Try to imagine that you are living in Choose one of Choose to either: Shakespeare’s time. Shakespeare’s sonnets and 1. Design and make a model You are trying to encourage more write down why you think it version of Shakespeare’s Globe people to visit theatre. is meaningful in theatre. Write a persuasive speech to encourage You may wish to look at the official 21 stcentury, OR what you other people of your age to visit the like about it as a reader in website to help you plan your theatre. 2019. Use persuasive techniques to sell the model: positive points of going to theatre http: //www. shakespearesglobe. com/ to them, such as: Alliteration, Repetition, Rhetorical questions, Emotive language, Statistics, Triples, Exaggeration, Direct address. OR What is your first impression of Macbeth? How effective is Shakespeare in creating a supernatural and tense atmosphere? Write one paragraph for each question to explain your point of view. Create a plan for a modern day adaptation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Your plan must include: • Setting • Characters • Plot Line: Beginning, Middle and End Design a costume for a male or female Find out what a character in one of the plays you have Shakespearean sonnet is. studied. How many did Shakespeare write? Why did he write them? What are sonnets often about? Create a fact file on your research. Don’t forget to check your spellings and word choice by using your Gem when completing your homework. These are available to buy on Parent Pay or through Mrs Parker, E 5.