Literary Heritage Project Homework
Below is a table of activities. Each activity has a point’s value. You have to complete a minimum of 50 points and a maximum of 100. You can choose which activities you do to make up these points.
Create a quiz on Geoffry Chaucer. It must have at least 15 questions and an answer sheet. I expect more than true or false.20 points / Do some research and produce a poster about the time in which Shakespeare or Chaucer lived. What was different? You may choose how you present this information.
20 points / Research the original Globe Theatre. When was it built? What happened to it? You may choose how you present this information.
30 points / Create a literature time line. Research different authors making sure to include at least 30 different authors published across the last 900 years.
30 points
Draw two of the characters from The Canterbury Tales and label them with quotations from the prologue showing why you have drawn them in such a way.
50 points / Create a diary entry from someone in Shakespeare’s day. It could be an actor or somebody visiting a play at the Globe. Minimum half an A4 page.
20 points / Research a Shakespeare play. Do a comic strip of it. You can choose how to set it out, but you must include key scenes and full colour. I have high expectations of this activity.
50 points / Create a theatre programme for a Shakespeare play of your choice.
50 points
Write a persuasive essay. Your title is ‘why Shakespeare is still important’.
At least one A4 side. Uses quotations from Shakespeare. Include a plan.
50 points / Create a Shakespeare ‘playlist’. I want 15 songs, and a commentary of which play they relate to and why/how. I do not want a rundown of the current top 40 chart. For this, you need to research his plays.
40 points / Write a newspaper article, set in Shakespeare’s time. You must write about something to do with a play – such as an opening night, royal premiere or something of your choice.
50 points / Create a board game based on Chaucer’s life, times and writing.
50 points.
Because Shakespeare’s and Chaucer’s work is so old, it is in the ‘public domain’. This means it is not subject of copyright, and you can find every word they ever wrote on the internet. Quote away!
This homework task will run alongside the entire 8 week unit of work. Therefore, we expect it to take you a minimum of 4 hours to complete. If it is felt that any of the tasks has been rushed or that the bare minimum has been done, you will be required to redo it until it is of a satisfactory standard.