1. Shakespeare
Research Project

2. Timeline Friday 12/9 – introduce project & pick topics
Monday 12/12 – research and write works cited
Tuesday 12/13 – research and write works cited
Wednesday 12/14 – construct your poster
Thursday 12/15 – construct your poster
Friday 12/16 – small group presentations / gallery walk

3. Research Topics Shakespeare’s Family Life The Globe Theatre
Social Classes in Elizabethan England
Men’s Fashion in Elizabethan England
Women’s Fashion in Elizabethan England
Queen Elizabeth I
Economy of Elizabethan England
Crime & Punishment in Elizabethan England
King James 1
The Black Death
Christopher Marlowe
Weapons in Elizabethan England
Shakespeare’s Sonnets
Sir Francis Drake
Sir Walter Raliegh
Mary, Queen of Scots
Food in Elizabethan England
Rights of Women (Female Roles)
Health and medicine during Shakespeare’s times
Magic/Folklore/Superstition during Shakespeare’s times
Games, Sports, Music
Lord Chamberlain’s Men
Religious beliefs during Shakespeare’s times
Plays: Hamlet, Macbeth
Plays: Othello, The Tempest
Plays: Much Ado About Nothing, The Merchant of Venice
Plays: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Taming of the Shrew

4. How to begin a big project
“All projects are managed. It’s just that some are managed better than others.”
1. in your own words, clarify the exact assignment
2. brain dump everything you kind of think you know about your topic
3. write a list (at least three) questions that you could use as research prompts (search terms)
4. open a Word or Google Docs document. Put in a heading, your topic, your list of questions, and make yourself a schedule (and USE IT!)
5. copy/paste the information you look up into this document, with the web link, for easy access when you need to put your info together to make a Works Cited

5. Your poster could follow this layout:
TOPIC
Interesting Facts
Images