John Shakespeare

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/john-shakespeare

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was John Shakespeare born?Circa 1531
2. Where was John Shakespeare born?Stratford-upon-Avon, England
3. What is the career?Glover, whittawer, alderman, and Bailiff of Stratford-upon-Avon
4. Who was John Shakespeare?John Shakespeare was a businessman and mayor in Stratford-upon-Avon, and he was the father of William Shakespeare.
5. What jobs did John Shakespeare have?He made leather gloves and finished tanned leather, working as a glover and a whittawer.

Glover: A skilled artisan specializing in the manufacture of gloves, a trade John Shakespeare practiced.
Whittawer: A leather worker who prepared and finished tanned hides, a crucial step in leather production.
Alderman: A senior member of a municipal corporation or town council, holding significant administrative power.
Bailiff: The chief executive officer and presiding magistrate of a town or borough, equivalent to a mayor.