William Shakespeare Life Times Assignment ANERIO Giovanni Francesco

William Shakespeare Life & Times Assignment • ANERIO, Giovanni Francesco (c. 1567 -1630)

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

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

Poster Option 2 Works and Quotes • Timeline of works • "To be, or not to be, --that is • Short summaries the question: - • Unforgettable Lines! --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.

Poster Option 3 Shakespeare Poetry or Sonnets SONNET 3 Look 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

• http: //www. learner. org /exhibits/middleages/ • Religious beliefs • Common dress, housing, jobs, family size • Music and Art • Government

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

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. http: //www. learner. org/exhibits/middleages/health. html Description of the plague Remedies for the plague Effects of the plague Common beliefs concerning the reasons for the

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 group must create a poster concerning their topic and a presentation. You may use any other medium for your presentation ie: power point, music, food, video, acting, etc. • You must present your work neatly. (Think about layout; headings, sub-headings, font style and use of color) WORK TEAM!!! AS A

Why do we have to do this? ? ? 1. To prove that you can do research and give credit to your sources 2. To prove that you can evaluate and select important and interesting information and put it to use in a presentation 3. To prove that you can put information in your own words 4. To prove that you can present researched information in various formats to an audience 5. To prove that you can work effectively and efficiently in a group 6. To prove that you can create visually acceptable material

THE RUBRIC • Information is interesting and useful 15 pts • Did not plagiarize 15 pts • Oral Presentation 25 pts • Group participation 15 pts • Poster 20 pts • Neatness 15 pts 105 points possible!!!!!