English Faculty Y10 in to Y11: Summer Task
- Our first unit of work in Autumn of Y11 is Shakespeare
- Your teacher will decide your play and let you know the text you will be studying
- In preparation over Summer you need to complete Tasks 1-4 and produce your booklet of work to present in groups or to the class in the 1st week back
- Task 5 and 6 need to be handed in to your teacher in your first lesson back
Tasks:
- Locate and read a synopsis of the key events in your play: there are 5 acts altogether (you can also watch versions of the play via youtube and Netflix) AO1
- Create a timeline of key events, organised in to the 5 separate acts AO1
- Identify 3 key characters and create ‘Character Profile’ pages for them: what they do, relationships with others, selection of quotes AO1
- Complete research on the historical context of the play: when it was written; the monarchy at the time and who was in power in society; social standards of living; religion and morality AO3
- For ONE character, write a paragraph of analysis on what you have learnt about them using the key stages we have worked on in Y10: point, evidence, explain meaning, layers of meaning, language, structure (AO1-3)
- Design and Create a Play Performance Poster that shows the themes of the play in words and/or images as well as advertises when and where to see it (AO3)
- Our first unit of work in Autumn of Y11 is Shakespeare
- Your teacher will decide your play and let you know the text you will be studying
- In preparation over Summer you need to complete Tasks 1-4 and produce your booklet of work to present in groups or to the class in the 1st week back
- Task 5 and 6 need to be handed in to your teacher in your first lesson back
Tasks:
- Locate and read a synopsis of the key events in your play: there are 5 acts altogether (you can also watch versions of the play via youtube and Netflix) AO1
- Create a timeline of key events, organised in to the 5 separate acts AO1
- Identify 3 key characters and create ‘Character Profile’ pages for them: what they do, relationships with others, selection of quotes AO1
- Complete research on the historical context of the play: when it was written; the monarchy at the time and who was in power in society; social standards of living; religion and morality AO3
- For ONE character, write a paragraph of analysis on what you have learnt about them using the key stages we have worked on in Y10: point, evidence, explain meaning, layers of meaning, language, structure (AO1-3)
- Design and Create a Play Performance Poster that shows the themes of the play in words and/or images as well as advertises when and where to see it (AO3)