PROCESS

	I (teacher) will place you in your learning teams.   I will assign each team a topic to research. Each team will explore the websites using the sites in your team resource section.   Each team will present a PowerPoint presentation of their research to the class.   Each team will submit the PowerPoint presentation, a print out of the presentation outline, and a Works Cited page of sources used for presentation to the teacher. Each student will then reply to the Sally Letter .   Team 1 Team 2 Team 3 Team 4 Team 5
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Team 1

Your team will research William Shakespeare the man.  Use the following questions as a guide to find important information (AND MORE). Go to the  resources page.  Make sure to find pictures for your presentation. Who were Shakespeare's parents? What did they do? Where was Shakespeare born? What type of education did Shakespeare obtain? Was he married?  If so, to whom and under what circumstances? Did Shakespeare have children?  How many? What was Shakespeare's occupation? Where did he work? What was it like where he worked? What was his reputation like? How long did he work? Were there any life altering incidents in his life that affected Shakespeare's work?   If, so how did it affect Shakespeare's work? When did he die? Where is he buried? What was the epitaph on his tombstone? How has Shakespeare influenced today's society? USE THESE QUESTIONS AS GUIDES ONLY.  THIS INFORMATION IS JUST THE MINIMUM REQUIRED.    top

Team 2

Your team will research everyday life in Elizabethan England.  Use the following questions as a guide to find important information (AND MORE). Go to the  resources page.  Make sure to find pictures for your presentation. What was life like for the people of Elizabethan England?   What was the social ranking? What type jobs did they hold? What type recreations/pasttimes did they have? What type education? Religion? What type clothes did Elizabethans wear? What foods did they eat? What was the dress of Elizabethan England?   What was the fashion of the time? How did dress differ based on social status?  Fabric?  Comfort? USE THESE QUESTIONS AS GUIDES ONLY.  THIS INFORMATION IS JUST THE MINIMUM REQUIRED.    top

Team 3	Your team will research Queen Elizabeth.  Use the following questions as a guide to find important information (AND MORE). Go to the  resources page.  Make sure to find pictures for your presentation. Who is Queen Elizabeth I? When did she become queen of England? Why was her rise to "queendom" unusual? What are two nicknames given to Queen Elizabeth?  How does Edward Spenser pay homage to Queen Elizabeth I? What are her greatest accomplishments? How long did Queen Elizabeth reign? How did she influence the Renaissance period? USE THESE QUESTIONS AS GUIDES ONLY.  THIS INFORMATION IS JUST THE MINIMUM REQUIRED.     top
Team 4	Your team will research Shakespeare's works and language.  Use the following questions as a guide to find important information (AND MORE). Go to the resources page.  Make sure to find pictures for your presentation. How many plays did Shakespeare write? Sonnets? Choose three of Shakespeare's most famous plays and discuss the themes. How do these themes relate to today's society? For whom did he write? Who were the actors in Shakespeare's works? 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 was Elizabethan language like? How similar/different is it to today? How does one insult each other in Elizatbethan language?  Give examples. What modern words did Shakespeare invent? USE THESE QUESTIONS AS GUIDES ONLY.  THIS INFORMATION IS JUST THE MINIMUM REQUIRED.    top
Team 5	Your team will research the Globe Theater.  Use the following questions as a guide to find important information (AND MORE). Go to the  resources page.  Make sure to find pictures for your presentation. Where was the first playhouse? What was the name of Shakespeare's acting troupe? Where did they perform? What was the location of Shakespeare's troupe's theater? (map?) Describe the Globe Theater.  What was the cost? lighting?  hosting a play? What other playhouses were popular at the time? Name three skills an actor had to have? Name three threats to the theater faced during Shakespeare's life? Describe the New Globe Theater. USE THESE QUESTIONS AS GUIDES ONLY.  THIS INFORMATION IS JUST THE MINIMUM REQUIRED.    top

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