Life & Times Assignment William Shakespeare Life & Times Assignment

Goal Learn and share researched information about the life and times of William Shakespeare through research and presentations.

Option 1 Shakespeare Biography Birth date Family Education Professions Accomplishments Other Interesting information

Option 2 Works and Quotes Timeline of works Short summaries Unforgettable Lines! "To be, or not to be,--that is the question:-- --From Hamlet (III, i, 56-61) Perhaps the most famous soliloquy in literature, these words reflect the state of desperation in which Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark, finds himself as he contemplates suicide.

Option 3 Shakespeare Poetry or Sonnets SONNET 3Look in thy glass, and tell the face thou viewest Now is the time that face should form another; Whose fresh repair if now thou not renewest, Thou dost beguile the world, unbless some mother. For where is she so fair whose unear'd womb Disdains the tillage of thy husbandry? Or who is he so fond will be the tomb Of his self-love, to stop posterity? Thou art thy mother's glass, and she in thee Calls back the lovely April of her prime: So thou through windows of thine age shall see Despite of wrinkles this thy golden time. But if thou live, remember'd not to be, Die single, and thine image dies with thee. Choose poems or sonnets Add relevant pictures Use personal explanations

Option #4 The Middle Ages http://www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/ Religious beliefs Common dress, housing, jobs, family size Music and Art Government

Option #5 The Renaissance Dates Religion Science Daily life Government http://www.learner.org/exhibits/renaissance/ Dates Religion Science Daily life Government Art and Music Leonardo da Vinci 1452-1519

Option #6—The Black Death During the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance (1350-1450) the bubonic plague, also called the "Black Death," devastated half of the population of Europe. Description of the plague Remedies for the plague Effects of the plague Common beliefs concerning the reasons for the plague http://www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/health.html

Option 7 The Globe Theatre Location and Size Who were groundlings? http://www.geocities.com/ Broadway/Balcony/3860/ oldglobe.html Location and Size Who were groundlings? What was the cost to spectators? What entrances were available? What was the role of the audience? Who built it and when? What was it used for? Costumes and Actors?

The Rules     Each person must create a PowerPoint Presentation concerning his/her topic. Click here for Rubric: 5C:\Users\MingoBOE\Desktop\Shakespeare PowerPoint Rubric.pdf

Why do we have to do this??? To prove that you can do research and give credit to your sources To prove that you can evaluate and select important and interesting information and put it to use in a presentation To prove that you can put information in your own words To prove that you can present researched information in various formats to an audience

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