Transcript Shakespeare Web Search

Shakespeare
WebQuest
Adapted from:
Woodlawn High School
Library Media Center
Mrs. Frager
Introduction
To understand the works of William Shakespeare,
it is important to understand the times in which
he lived.
You will be completing a WebQuest by researching
a list of topics related to Shakespeare and his
life. When you are finished, you will have the
information you need to better appreciate the
works of the most famous poet and writer in
history.
The Task – Part 1
Before reading a Shakespearean play, you
will work independently or in pairs to
find information about Shakespeare’s life
and times.
You will use the Web to research the following topics:
1.
The Elizabethan Era
2.
The Tudor Dynasty
3.
Intellectual and Religious life of the 1500s and 1600s
4.
The Elizabethan Theatre and Globe Theatre
5.
Marriage Customs, Family Life, and the Role of Women
6.
Literary Terms and Coined Phrases
The Task – Part 2
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When your research is complete you will create a Photo
Story Presentation using images gathered from the
Internet and your own voice narration to “Tell the Story”
of your topic.
You will use at least 6 images for your presentation and a
minimum of two to three sentences per image to tell the
story.
You will NOT describe what we can obviously see in the
picture. Rather, you will narrate a story that paints for
your audience what they cannot see. In other words – do
not use phrases like: “In this picture…” or “This is a
picture of…” Do not state the obvious.
Be creative and have fun!
Evaluation
You will choose 6 questions from your chosen topic to
cover.
 Notes will be graded for accuracy and thoroughness.
They must be typed 12 font / Times New Roman or
neatly handwritten on 4x6 note cards. These will be
checked at the end of each class period.
 You will CITE each source you use using BibMe.org.
 You must use at least one Print Resource and three
Web Resources.
 Refer to your Research Rubric and Presentation Rubric if
you have any questions about what is expected and how
your research and presentation will be scored.
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Topic 1 – Elizabethan Era
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Identify the social classes during Shakespeare’s time. What was a
peasant? What was a noble? What was the gentry? What was the
order of power?
What educational opportunities did people in the various classes
have?
What are the humours and what was their role according to the
Elizabethans?
What was the role of astrologers during this time? Who consulted
them?
What were common punishments for crimes including murder,
treason, and witchcraft?
What is the Bubonic Plague and how did it effect Elizabethan
society?
What were the sanitation and health conditions?
Describe London during the 1590’s.
What were popular forms of entertainment during this time?
Topic 2 – Tudor Dynasty
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Who were the Tudor monarchs?
Describe Henry VIII’s marital history.
What was Henry VIII’s relationship with the Church?
Who was Queen Elizabeth I and for how long did she rule?
Describe Elizabeth I’s marital history. How did her subjects
feel about her marital status? Why?
Who ruled England after she died?
Give the approximate dates of the Elizabethan Period.
What is “primogeniture?”
What kind of education did Queen Elizabeth receive?
What kinds of entertainment did Queen Elizabeth enjoy?
Topic 3 – Intellectual and Religious
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Describe the four elements thought to compose the universe.
Describe the four humours and their relationship to personality.
What was the relationship between the humours and illnesses?
What type of medicines were used and by whom was it
dispensed?
Describe the religious climate during this time.
Who were the main religious leaders? Describe their roles.
What was the main religion? What were the basic beliefs?
What changes were taking place?
What was thought to be the center of the universe at this time.
Who controlled it?
Describe the “Chain of Beings” believed in by Shakespeare and
his contemporaries.
Topic 4 – Elizabethan Theatre
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Where were most theatres built? (in or out of the city?) Why?
Why is the Globe Theatre so famous?
What time of day did performances take place. How was the
public notified about the performances?
Who played the female roles and why?
What type of scenery and props were used?
Describe the costumes the actors used.
What other skills besides acting did the actors need?
What was the cost of standing room at the Globe?
Who was Richard Burbage?
Who were the King’s Men or Chamberlain’s Men?
Define and describe the following theatrical terms: Pit;
Groundling; Heavens, Trap door, Tiring house
Topic 5 – Marriage Customs and
Family Life
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Where did marriages take place during the Elizabethan
Period?
Why were marriage contracts arranged?
Who performed the marriage ceremony?
What was the common age for marriage?
What is a betrothal?
What was the goal of a Renaissance wedding?
Describe common wedding attire during this period.
Describe what foods might be served at a wedding feast.
What kind of entertainment took place at a wedding
celebration?
What was the status of women and what kinds of work did
women do?
Topic 6 – Literary Terms and Coined
Phrases
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Elizabethan / Shakespearean
Sonnet
Iambic pentameter
Blank verse
Soliloquy
Foreshadowing
Apostrophe
Oxymoron
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Hyperbole
Dramatic irony
Verbal irony
Allusion
Motif
Pun
Personification
Couplet
Find five words or phrases that literary scholars believe
were “coined” or invented by Shakespeare. (Required)
Exit, pursued by a bear!
~Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale