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A Midsummer Nights Dream
The Maya tribes ruled over a large area. Highlands, lowlands, thick forests and scrublands in Mexico, Guatemala and surrounding areas. They were native hunter gatherers but also began to cultivate crops of beans and corn. They organised settlements and built villages. They were great astronomers and built temples and structures to worship the gods and study the stars. They made a calendar which can still accurately forecast both a solar and lunar eclipse, even today. They had 365 days, 18 months with 20 days and 5 extra days ( these were considered unlucky and it wasn't good if you were born on one ! )
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A Midsummer Nights Dream By Elsa Age 11
On Monday 30th October, I went to see A Midsummer Nights Dream by William Shakespeare at the Queens Theatre, Barnstaple. I went because I have never seen a Shakespeare play before. It was a very complicated plot but Shakespeare 4 Kidz Theatre Company transferred it to make A Midsummer Nights Dream it very easy for children to follow by combining modern day language and Shakespearean language.
The acting was brilliant. It was all very believable. My favourite character was Puck, I really believed that he was a mischievous elf because of his green outfit, elfish ears and bare feet. He had spiked hair sprinkled with green glitter. This gave him a more magical appearance. On the other hand I was not really sure who Oberon was due to the fact he was not introduced at the beginning of the play unlike the other characters.
I thought that the overall design of the show was very good. The costumes were excellent and they suited the personalities of the characters. In the forest scene the actors ran down the aisles with lanterns this made me really believe that they were in a spooky forest. The musical phrasing also added to the theatrical effect.
The audience was mostly school children and the atmosphere in the theatre was really brilliant. All of us joined in when we were supposed to by clapping in rhythm and chanting when necessary.
Overall I thought that it was an excellent way for me to be introduced to Shakespeare. And I would recommend anybody, of all ages, to go and see it. I would definitely go and see another performance by Shakespeare 4 Kidz.
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The Maya Tribes by Adam, March 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
EMOTION POEMS by Callum Age 8
ANGER
Anger is black like the moonless night
It tastes like a maggot on a hook
It smells like Bacon on my plate
It looks like my old school gate
It sounds like my old teacher shouting
It feels like a tug of war in my head.
It tastes like a maggot on a hook
It smells like Bacon on my plate
It looks like my old school gate
It sounds like my old teacher shouting
It feels like a tug of war in my head.
BOREDOM
Boredom is grey like school socks
It tastes like coleslaw again
It smells like a dentist's waiting room
It looks like a walk in the rain
It sounds like the distant laughs of people having fun
It feels like a party on your own.
It tastes like coleslaw again
It smells like a dentist's waiting room
It looks like a walk in the rain
It sounds like the distant laughs of people having fun
It feels like a party on your own.
FEAR
Fear is black like a room without light
It tastes like a food I've never tried before
It smells like the school changing rooms
It looks like a murderer at my window
It sounds like a strangers laugh at the foot of the stairs
It feels like a hand on my leg.
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The Aztec Empire by Adam, March 2006
Picture of Aztec shield I made with foil and feathers.
The Aztecs had a large capital city, at the centre was a great temple. In this temple they done human sacrifice, they thought it made the gods happy. There was another temple for a snake god, they kept skulls there. Also in the city there were ball games and a court to play them in. They had a school, but only for rich kids.
The Aztecs lived close to nature, they thought animals were really important, they thought they had magical powers.
The Aztecs were great artists, they made lovely carvings out of stone. They recorded their history with pictures, we call these glyphs.
They lived in the village of Mexico and built a large wall around their capital city to protect it. In 1519 Spanish soldiers raided the city in search of gold. They destroyed the aqueducts, burnt the temples and killed the Aztec people. They stole the Aztec gold and riches.
It tastes like a food I've never tried before
It smells like the school changing rooms
It looks like a murderer at my window
It sounds like a strangers laugh at the foot of the stairs
It feels like a hand on my leg.
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The Aztec Empire by Adam, March 2006
Picture of Aztec shield I made with foil and feathers.
The Aztecs had a large capital city, at the centre was a great temple. In this temple they done human sacrifice, they thought it made the gods happy. There was another temple for a snake god, they kept skulls there. Also in the city there were ball games and a court to play them in. They had a school, but only for rich kids.
The Aztecs lived close to nature, they thought animals were really important, they thought they had magical powers.
The Aztecs were great artists, they made lovely carvings out of stone. They recorded their history with pictures, we call these glyphs.
They lived in the village of Mexico and built a large wall around their capital city to protect it. In 1519 Spanish soldiers raided the city in search of gold. They destroyed the aqueducts, burnt the temples and killed the Aztec people. They stole the Aztec gold and riches.
The Maya tribes ruled over a large area. Highlands, lowlands, thick forests and scrublands in Mexico, Guatemala and surrounding areas. They were native hunter gatherers but also began to cultivate crops of beans and corn. They organised settlements and built villages. They were great astronomers and built temples and structures to worship the gods and study the stars. They made a calendar which can still accurately forecast both a solar and lunar eclipse, even today. They had 365 days, 18 months with 20 days and 5 extra days ( these were considered unlucky and it wasn't good if you were born on one ! )-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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