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Directed by: KellyAsbury
Certificate: U(containsmildthreatandinnuendo)
Running time: 84minsRelease date: 11February2011
Synopsis:BasedonWilliamShakespeare’sfamousplayofasimilarname,thisanimatedfilmtellsthefamiliarstoryoftwostar-crossedloverscaughtinthemiddleofafamilyfeud.Thekeydifferencebeing,ourheroesaregardengnomeswhocomealivewhenhumansturntheirback!GnomeoandJulietfallinloveatfirstsightbuttherivalrybetweentheblueandredgnomesmeanstheirloveisforbidden.sCantheytopersuadetheirclanstocallatrucesotheycanbetogether?
These Study Notes are suitable for KS1/2 History, Literacy, Numeracy and DT.
Gnomeo & JulietStudy Notes
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Before watching the film
1. UsebooksandtheinternettoresearchWilliamShakespeare,whoseplay‘RomeoandJuliet’providesthestoryforthefilm.Findtheanswerstothefollowingquestions:
z WhatdidShakespearelooklike?z DuringwhichperiodofBritishhistorydidShakespearelive?z WhichKingsandQueensruledduringShakespeare’stime?z Whatyeardidhewrite‘RomeoandJuliet’?z Whatarethenamesofsomeofhisotherplaysandwhichofthemhaveinspiredfilms?Lookoutforaspecialappearancefromtheplaywrightduringthefilm!
2. FindoutwhatgardenswerelikeinShakespeare’stimeandhowtheyhavechanged.Gardeningishardworkandthereisalottodotokeepagardenlookingnice.It’snotjustpolishinggnomes!Whatdoplantsneedtokeephealthy?Makealistofallthejobsagoodgardenerneedstodoandwriteaninstructionmanualforsomeonesotheycanlookafterarealorimaginarygarden.
3. InascenewhereJuliethastosaygoodbyetoGnomeo,shesays,“Parting is such sweet sorrow”.ThisisalinefromShakespeare’sRomeoandJuliet.Whatdoyouthinkitmeans?Howcansadnessbegood?Thephrase‘sweetsorrow’ isanoxymoron,when twoverydifferentwordsareused together todescribecomplicated feelings.Shakespeareusedmanymoreinhisplay,including:
z lovinghatez coldfirez honourablevillain
Useadictionaryorthesaurustofindsomeoxymoronsofyourown.Canyouusealliterationinone,justlike‘sweetsorrow’?
After watching the film
1. Shakespeare’splaysaredividedintothreegenres;histories,tragediesandcomedies.ThehistoryplaysareabouthistoricalfiguressuchasKings.Thetragediesareaboutdoomedromanceanddeath.Theyhaveverysadendings.Thecomediesareromantic,funnyandendhappily,oftenwithawedding.WhatkindofstorywouldyousayGnomeoandJulietis?Findoutwhatgenre‘RomeoandJuliet’was.
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2. Designadreamgardenforanareawithinyourschool.Measurethespaceavailablefirst.Youcouldincludegnomes,waterfeatures,birdtables,flowersetc.Drawabird’s-eye-view,scalediagramofyourgardenwithpencil.Thenyoucanbuildascalemodelofyourgardenusingcard,tissuepaperandothermaterials.
3. Thefeudinggnomefamiliesarestubbornandcompetitive.Writealettertotheheadgnomes,LadyBlueberryandLordRedbrick,topersuadethemtoendthefeudbetweenthebluesandreds.Thinkofthebestarguments.Whatwouldthebenefitsbeofcallingatruce?
Written by Matthew Poyton