9-10th grade English Literature Web quest Agatha Waranka

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE!

INTRODUCTION
It is the 21st century and people are beginning to worry that William Shakespeares plays and works will soon vanish forever! Your team must make a power point presentation to help advertize Shakespeare to the masses and make sure his works never die.

THE TASKS AT HAND

Your task as a group of 3 people, will be to make a PowerPoint presentation. Each member of your group will assume one of the roles below.

THE HISTORIAN
Identify

major events that occurred to Shakespeares time and personal life.

William Shakespeares plays and poems such as themes, genres, literary terms and various sonnets. the theatre- going experience for the rich and the poor, how the actors were perceived by the masses and what theatres were used in Shakespeares time

THE PLAYWRIGHT
Identify

THE PEASANT
Identify

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Once the roles are assigned, it is your job to find information on your specific topic. No Duplicate roles please.

2. You will be given time during one class period to work on the presentation together. The remainder of the work will be done out side of class.
3.Record notes of your findings! These will be turned in on paper on the day of your presentation. 4. Use Multimedia! There is no specific limit on images, works cited pages, videos or other links but quantity does not always mean quality. The same goes for not having enough in your presentation 5.Check the rubric to know what is expected on the presentation. I will be checking for the content, grammar and punctuation, organization and the required multimedia

POWERPOINT INSTRUCTIONS

Historians

Explain the Elizabethan Era

Politics major events social class economy

Briefly identify Shakespeares personal life

Playwrights

Identify Shakespeares plays

Name the genres that he used in his plays

Name 1 play in each genre and give a brief summary on each play Choose a Sonnet by William Shakespeare and explain the theme in the poem

Peasants

Explain the theatre experience for both the rich and poor social classes Describe the Globe Theatre

Sets/stages Costumes Actors Audience

RESOURCES

Historians

http://www.history.com/topics/william-shakespeare http://www.shakespeare-online.com/ http://www.erasofelegance.com/history/elizabethan.html http://www.elizabethanenglandlife.com/facts-about-england-inelizabethan-times.html http://www.shakespeare-online.com/ http://shakespeare.mit.edu/works.html http://absoluteshakespeare.com/ http://www.opensourceshakespeare.org/ http://www.william-shakespeare.info/william-shakespeare-globetheatre.htm http://www.shakespeare-online.com/ http://absoluteshakespeare.com/ http://www.nosweatshakespeare.com/resources/globe-theatre-facts/

Playwrights

Peasants

Categories

1 point

2 points loosely organized and slightly difficult to navigate Moderate Grammar and punctuation mistakes 50% of the content is in the students own words and is accurate missing most images, links and works cited

3 points organized with minimal difficulty to navigate Minimal grammar and punctuation mistakes 75% of the content is in the students words and is accurate Missing some images, links, and work cited

4 points well organized with minimal difficulty to navigate Seldom (12) grammar and punctuation mistakes 95% of the content is in the students works are is accurate Missing few images, links and works cited

5 points exceptionall y organized with no difficulty to navigate No grammar and punctuation mistakes All of the content is in the students words and is accurate Not missing any images, links and works cited

Organizatio No n organization in the power point difficult to navigate Grammar and punctuatio n Content Severe Grammar and punctuation mistakes 50% of the content is not in the students words and is inaccurate Missing almost all, links, images and works cited

Required media (pictures, links, works cited)

WORKS CITED

http://www.history.com/topics/william-shakespeare http://www.shakespeare-online.com/ http://www.erasofelegance.com/history/elizabethan.html http://www.elizabethanenglandlife.com/facts-about-england-in-elizabethantimes.html http://www.shakespeare-online.com/ http://shakespeare.mit.edu/works.html http://absoluteshakespeare.com/ http://www.opensourceshakespeare.org/ http://www.william-shakespeare.info/william-shakespeare-globe-theatre.htm http://www.nosweatshakespeare.com/resources/globe-theatre-facts/ http://simplebooklet.com/userFiles/a/6/8/1/8/4/B6EMfozN4QWzJp0NbqwA0x /KQiuG1nI.jpg http://citelightercards.s3.amazonaws.com/p176gab3o11hl819ng17rtj41eku0_45415.jpg http://www.hdwallpapers3d.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/The-CompleteWorks-of-William-Shakespeare-Over-300-Plays-Poems-Sonnets-99-williamshakespeare-9182171-993-1126.jpg