Activities chapters 1-5

10 
Talk about Marian and her father. Who is braver? Why?
 
11 
What do you think about Friar Tuck? Is he a good churchman? 
Why (not)?
 
Chapters 11-16
Before you read
12 
What do you remember about Richard of Lee's story? Why will he 
come back to Sherwood Forest?
 
13 
Will Robin and Marian marry? Will they live happily in the forest? 
What possible problems are there for them? What do you think? 
14 
What happens in a 
contest? 
Look in your dictionary. 
After you read
15
Answer these questions.
a
Why does Friar Tuck throw Robin in the river?
b
What three things does Robin take from the churchmen?
Who
does he give them to?
c
Who is the tall friar? Why is he on the Great North Road?
d
How does the sheriff catch Robin Hood?
16 
At the end of the story, have you got any questions? What 
would you like to know? 
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Writing
17 
Work with other students. Make pictures of the people in the 
Robin Hood adventures, and write about them. Put your work up 
on your classroom wall.
 
18 
Choose one adventure in this book, and tell the story. 
19 
It is a year after the end of the story. What is Marian doing now? 
Write a letter from her to a friend. 
20 
Write about an adventurer from your country. When did they live? 
What did they do? Who were they with? Who tried to stop them?