Shakespeare's Scribe

If you haven't read the Shakespeare Stealer by Gary Blackwood, you need to.  It's great historical fiction and writing.  My husband liked it so much that he stayed up so he could finish reading it and then asked for the sequel!  This is actually a triology.  My daughter read the first book already so I had her read the second one, Shakespeare's Scribe.

Here is a handout of what I had her work on while she read the book.  These kind of activities help her to reflect more on the book and makes reading more exciting.

Shakespeare’s Scribe

Scavenger Hunt-See if you can find all these clues!

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Characters:  List the main characters and describe them.  (personality, appearance, etc.)

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What do you learn about the Globe Theater and plays during Shakespeare’s time?  List some interesting facts.

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Write 6 new words that you didn’t know before and their definitions

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What was the mystery and/or problem in this book?

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List any clues that you find in the book that would solve the mystery.

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Make a book cover for your book.

Do research on Shakespeare and write a short biography on his life.

Copy your favorite quote or sentence from the book.

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The Second Mrs. Giaconda

I am trying to be more creative this year and not just stick to having my daughter just answer reading comprehension questions or do summaries on the books she has read.

Here is my simple idea for a unit study on The Second Mrs. Giaconda by E.L. Konigsburg.  Hope this is helpful!

The Second Mrs. Giaconda Activities (Complete all by Wednesday Sept. 13)

Do this in your reading notebook and/or write it on the computer.

Write 8 new vocabulary words and their definitions in your notebook.  After you are finished writing all vocabulary words, test yourself on quizlet.com  

Do research on the background of the Mona Lisa and write a paper on your findings.

Print out artprojectsforkids.org/portfolio/fun-with-mona-lisa and make your own modern version of Mona Lisa.  There are other projects on the Mona Lisa if you search on that website. 

The Second Mrs. Giaconda   is E.L. Konigsburg’s idea of the story behind the Mona Lisa.  What do you think of her version of the story?  Do you think it is believable?  Write a story about what you think really happened.  Make it interesting.  Use dialogue, descriptive words, etc.

Great Idea for History next year

Dear Friends,
It's been a while since I've posted anything.  I saw this on one of my favorite blogs and it looked really exciting!  Check out the link below:

http://www.halfahundredacrewood.com/2016/05/history-through-summer-and-beyond

Makes me want to try something new for next year!  My daughter loves hands on learning with lots of visuals.