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English Department
Year 9 Homelearning Task- Hamlet
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Tasks Week 1
KQ: What was Shakespeare famous for?
CORE TASK: Research 3 of Shakespeare’s most famous plays and explain why
they have been the most popular.
EXTENSION TASK: Create a chronological list of his most famous work.
KQ: How would we be persuaded to see Hamlet live?
CORE TASK: Design a poster for a theatrical performance of Hamlet.
EXTENSION TASK: Include key themes through the use of pictures/ words.
KQ: What themes are explored in the play?
CORE TASK: Use wordle or cut out words from magazines/ newspapers to create
a collage of the themes.
EXTENSION TASK: Group themes to show which characters they affect.
KQ: What do we know about the main characters?
CORE TASK: Create trump cards for Claudius and Gertrude. Include power, family
values,sneakiness and loyalty.
EXTENSION TASK: Create a trump card for King Hamlet using the above
headings.
KQ: What do we know about Hamlet?
CORE TASK: Create a facebook page for Hamlet.
EXTENSION TASK: Create a conversation in the style of Facebook messenger
between Hamlet and Horatio.
Tasks Week 2
KQ: What do we know about Hamlet’s father?
CORE TASK: Create an obituary (a news article that reports someone’s death and
gives an account of their life) about King Hamlet showing what kind of king and
father he was.
EXTENSION TASK: Create an obituary from the point of view of Gertrude. How
would this change the information given?
KQ: What would Hamlet want to say to his father?
CORE TASK: Write a letter from Hamlet to his father. What would he say about
other characters?
EXTENSION TASK: Write a response from King Hamlet. What advice would he
give his son?
KQ: How would we show characters through costume?
CORE TASK: Design what the actor playing Hamlet’s father’s ghost would be
wearing.
EXTENSION TASK: Label your picture explaining why your costume choices are
appropriate for the time period.
KQ: How would we show characters through costume?
CORE TASK: Design what the actor playing Claudius would be wearing.
EXTENSION TASK: Label your picture explaining why your costume choices are
appropriate for the time period.
KQ: What is similar and different about the kings?
CORE TASK: Exploe what aspects of the costumes for both kings are similar/
different. Explain why you have made your choices.
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EXTENSION TASK: Which King do you think would be more powerful? How would
you show this?
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Tasks Week 3
KQ: How would people react to Claudius being king?
CORE TASK: Create a newspaper article showing Claudius becoming king.
Include the 5Ws and features of a newspaper article.
EXTENSION TASK: Show how the article would be different for a broadsheet
newspaper compared to a tabloid.
KQ: How would the marriage be set?
CORE TASK: Draw the set design for the marriage between Claudius and
Gertrude (this scene is not in the play). Where would you use props/ place
characters etc
EXTENSION TASK: Include a description of the costumes the main characters
would be wearing.
KQ: How could the play be adapted for a modern audience?
CORE TASK: Write 3 scenes from the play as a modern interpretation. You must
use features of a playscript. You can choose from the following scenes:
 Horatio seeing the ghost
 Claudius speaking to the people of the kingdom
 Hamlet and Ophelia’s argument
 Hamlet seeing his father’s ghost
 Hamlet finding out that Claudius killed his father
OR YOU CAN CHOOSE OTHER SCENES OF YOUR OWN CHOICE.
EXTENSION TASK: Try using language similar to Shakespeare’s in the modern
setting.