William Shakespeare Part 2: London - Another Classroom Activity

Like the post on William Shakespeare, Part 1 - Stratford, this week's Time Tunnellers post will offer another interactive and fun classroom jumping quiz.

Use masking take to mark out a long line on the floor.

Invite as many volunteers to participate as you can fit on the line. They should stand on it.

Explain: A jumping quiz works in the following way.

There are ten statements which you (as the teacher) will read out.

The statements will either be true or false. Pupils should think about their answer (which may well be a guess), but not give anything away.

Then you say 'Ready, steady, JUMP!' On the command, pupils should jump forwards for 'true', and backwards for 'false'. You can then reveal the answer.

As there are ten statements, pupils can keep track of their own scores on their fingers. Apart from being fun and interactive, jumping quizzes are great for engagement: even those watching can participate by deciding on an answer and awarding themselves points if they were right.

In addition, cheating is all but impossible: you can't turn yourself around in mid-air, can you!

So without further ado, here are ten questions based on our video!

1. William Shakespeare moved to Liverpool to work in the theatre. (FALSE - London)

2. Some of the earliest references to Shakespeare's plays were in theatre owner Philip Henslowe's Diary. (TRUE)

3. Henslowe owned the Globe Theatre. (FALSE, he owned the Rose Theatre)

4. The Rose Theatre was on the North bank of the Thames. (FALSE, the South Bank)

5. Another playwright, Robert Black, was jealous of Shakespeare. (FALSE, Robert Greene)

6. Greene called Shakespeare and 'upstart swan'. (FALSE, 'upstart crow')

7. Shakespeare was a shareholder in the Globe Theatre. (TRUE)

8. Shakespeare was well known and popular in his own time. (TRUE)

9. Plays were also performed at inn courtyards. (TRUE)

10. Shakespeare's brother is buried in Salisbury cathedral. (FALSE, Southwark Cathedral)

TIE BREAKER QUESTIONS (in case of a draw between top scorers):

A. Queen Elizabeth I often attended theatres. (FALSE, she saw their performances at court, in her palaces)

B. Shakespeare's portrait hangs in the National Gallery in London. (FALSE, Portrait Gallery)

Barbara Henderson is one of the regular Time Tunnellers and an award-winning author of eleven books, eight of them historical adventures for children.

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