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!

Setting:  Where does this book take place and what time period?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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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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