Shakespeare Webquest

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Visit the TeacherWeb® videos to learn about the features, modifications, and customizations available on your website. Click here to learn more. Task small medium large William Shakespeare is possibly the most recognizable and renowned writer in Western literature. His work merits a genre of its own, which is best understood after learning background information about the Elizabethan era. Part 1: Webquest Each group will be assigned a topic; groups will find information about the topic by exploring websites. Each topic has several questions to help guide your research, but you should plan to include additional information if it is relevant. There is plentiful information available from scholars, renaissance re- enactors, and hobbyists. In discovering the facts about the Bard and his life and times, you will need to evaluate the sources of the information and select the most essential, accurate, and interesting facts. Part 2: Group research responses Integrate your group’s research into one handout (with correct citation, of course!) You may choose to create a brochure, flyer, or other handout. Your handout must include pictures related to your topic. Be sure to include in-text citation with your answers as well as a correctly formatted Works Cited page. *You may use Easybib.com to help format your Works Cited. Open Easybib.com in an additional tab or window so you do not have to close the page you are researching. Part 3: Group presentation Your group will teach the information you found to your classmates. You must provide a copy of your handout AND discuss the information in a presentation. Your goal is to improve your peers’ understanding of the historical context of Romeo and Juliet. Your presentation should share the most interesting and relevant facts in a lively, natural way. You are expected to enhance your written responses with your oral presentation, not simply read the facts. At the conclusion of your group’s presentation, you will open a dialogue with your classmates to compare and contrast aspects of Shakespeare’s life and times with those of modern writers and current society. Getting Started -- Choose a Group Task Group #1: Who was the man William Shakespeare? What was his life like? What is he known for? What mystery surrounds his identity? Group #2: What was life in Elizabethan England like? What was the social ranking? Describe the jobs, pastimes/recreation, education, and religion. Group # 3: What was the music of the Elizabethan era like? What was Elizabethan language like? What was the fashion of Elizabethan England? Group #4: How has Shakespeare influenced life today? What famous quotes are attributed to him? From what plays are these quotes? Give examples of modern or contemporary films based on Shakespeare's work? What modern words did Shakespeare invent? Group #5: What was the Globe theater? What other playhouses were popular at the time? What was the layout? Cost? lighting? hosting a play? acting companies? favorite actors? Is the Globe used today? Questions adapted from Ms. Tinkham - Garfield School Automatically clean input to optimize for the web. Or, would you like to view and optionally restore one of these previous versions? Password: Forgot your password?

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