Theatre in Tudor Times
Use these links to help you research the theatre in Tudor times.
- Woodlands Junior School: Tudor Entertainment
- Hullwebs History of Hull: Tudor Theatre
- History Learning Site: Theatres in Tudor England
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Homework Help: Henry’s Wives
Here are some links that might be useful for your task this week. Remember , there are also some useful sites listed here.
Task 3:
This week we have looked at Henry’s wives and thought about each of their lives. We know the reasons Henry married each of them and the ways in which they separated. We would like you to create a dating webpage for a either a new wife for Henry, or for one of the wives he had. You need to include a portrait and some key information to help him make a decision (likes and dislikes, ambitions, age, interests, family background, where they come from etc.)
Links:
The Tudors: A List Of Useful Web Sites
General Tudor sites you might find useful during this topic:
- The Tudors
- Tudor Site
- Henry VIII and The Tudors
- Fascinating Tudor Facts
- Tudor and Elizabethan Times
- Tudor England
- Tudor Portraits
- Tudor Cyberhunt
- Life for Tudor women
- Hands on Tudors – tasks and activities to explore
Tudor Monarchs Web Trail
This is the site you need for your Tudor Monarchs research task: Woodlands Junior School – Tudors
Tudor England had six kings and queens. Find out three things about each of them.
Henry VII (1485 – 1509)
Henry VIII (1509 – 1547)
Edward VI (1547 – 1553)
Jane Grey (1553 – 1553)
Mary I (1553 – 1558)
Elizabeth I (1558 – 1603)
Explore some of the websites listed on the “The Tudors: A List Of Useful Web Sites” page of Mr Pitts’ website and make notes about any interesting things you find out on the back of this page.
Ancient Egypt Display Day: Afternoon Task
This is your ICT task for this afternoon.
Board games were very common in ancient Egypt and people from all levels of society played them. Many game boards from ancient Egypt have been found by archaeologists. However, the rules explaining how to play these games have not survived. By studying game boards and other evidence, experts have made some educated guesses about how these games were played.
Ancient Egypt Display Day: Morning Task
This is your ICT task for this morning.
Join the expedition to explore an Egyptian tomb. You will need to decipher hieroglyphs and examine various artefacts including a mummy.
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Homework Help: Task 11, How To Mummify A Body
This website will tell you everything you need to know to mummify a body. Use your ideas from the lesson to help create your instruction booklet.
Link: How To Mummify A Body
ICT Group Task: Can I research the Ancient Egyptians?
This is the site you need to use for your Ancient Egypt research task: Ancient Egypt: Woodlands Junior School
Homework Help: Task 7, Tutankhamun’s Mask
Task 7:
The death mask of King Tutankhamun is one of the first things people think of whenever they think about Ancient Egypt. We want you to include this idea somewhere in your presentation. You could make a copy of the mask to wear on the day, or use the colours as inspiration for your layout—you might want to find out more about him and use that information in your presentation.
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Homework Help: Task 6,
Task 6:
Write a diary entry of ‘family life’. We have been doing independent research on this in class. Think about all you have learnt and think about the things that you do as a family that would have been done in Ancient Egypt.