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SHAKESPEARE AND THE TEMPEST Webquest
Introduction to Shakespeare
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Shakespeare is arguably
the most prominent figure
in English literature of all
times. But who was this
“man for all times”? What
was his world like? What
inspired him? And did he
truly author his plays and
sonnets?Webquest Instructions
(Double Quiz Grade)
For each topic, type 5 to 10 bullet
Review/Research each points of interesting information that
of the six topics about you gather from the provided sites
Shakespeare: and films.
Era Cite each bullet point with the name
of the website or of the film. Put in
Life own words – no direct quotes.
Theater You must use at least one film per
Playsand Sonnets topic
If fact is found together, write both
Language
names after fact. If facts are found
Authorship individually, write single name after
fact. Each grouping of facts must
represent work from ALL students!)Webquest Instructions Rubric
10 points for each of the Suggested format:
6 topics (60 points total) Bold the section topic
20 points for accurate Use bullets under each
information topic (citation)
10 points for proper Include a fact from at least
citations including at least one film (citation)
one film per topic and Remember to have at least
proper distribution of 5 to 10 accurate facts
work. New Bolded section topic
10 points for neatness, And repeat
organization, professional,
and grammar.Elizabethan Era
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Explore Shakespeare’s time
period, the Elizabethan Era,
focusing on Queen
Elizabeth, King James, the
social structure, gender
roles, the arts, etc.
Explore Shakespeare’s
relationship with the Queen
and the King.
Check out these sites!
Check out these videos!Shakespeare’s Life “Ben Jonson called Shakespeare, "A man for all
times". Shakespeare was born in England in
1564. He belonged to an acting company that
performed indoors and out. He wrote plays and
was an actor and shareholder in the company.
He wrote dramas in 1589,1594, and from
Explore Shakespeare’s life, 1596-1603. His sonnets were also written in
1603. He lived the life of a country gentleman
focusing on his childhood, and died at the age of fifty-two. “
hometown, family, “Standard Deviants School Shakespeare
Tragedies: Module 01: Intro to Shakespeare .
relationships, career, etc. Standard Deviants. 2001.
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Look into speculations
about his marriage and
other romantic relationships.
Don’t focus much on his
specific writing.
Check out these sites!
Check out these videos!Shakespeare’s Theater The theater presentations of that time period
were limited in their props, costumes and
lighting. The most effective technique they had to
sway the audience was to use words. The
audience expected verbal signs, not visual, as
we expect today. Everything that the audience
Explore Shakespeare’s needed to know was conveyed through words.
theater life, focusing on his Standard Deviants School Shakespeare
theater troupes, his patrons, Tragedies: Module 01: Intro to Shakespeare .
Standard Deviants. 2001.
his theater buildings, etc. Discovery Education. 7 July 2009
Include a history of the Globe
Don’t focus much on his
specific writing but include
which plays were performed
where and when
Check out these sites!
Watch the video on the Life
Page
Check out these videos!Shakespeare’s Plays and Sonnets
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/ShakespeareSonnetPic.jpg
Explore Shakespeare’s writing,
focusing his plays and sonnets.
Investigate the chronology of his
writing career
Identify and describe the
categories of his plays and the
categories and subjects of his
sonnets.
Look into “Sonnet 18” and its
ironic portrayal in Shakespeare in
Love.
Include specific details about The
Tempest. Click here for more GREAT
Check out these sites! videos about Shakespeare’s
writing. Go to the lower left
Watch the video on the Life
Page. corner of the page.
Check out these videos!Shakespeare’s Language Shakespeare was a master of the English
language. He wrote in both poetry, concentrated
language, and prose, common everyday speech.
His metrical writing was in blank verse or
unrhymed iambic pentameter. It was the common
practice of the day's speech, and it most
Explore Shakespeare’s resembled a normal pattern of speech. It was
also pleasing to the ear.
language and style, focusing Standard Deviants School Shakespeare
on his vocabulary and Tragedies: Module 01: Intro to Shakespeare .
Standard Deviants. 2001.
sentence structure, etc. Discovery Education. 7 July 2009
Investigate famous quotes and
words.
Include some fun facts about
his impact on the English
language and literature.
Check out these sites!
Watch the video on the
Theater Page.
Check out these videos!Shakespeare’s Authorship
Explore Shakespeare’s
authorship debate.
Examine the arguments that
the plays and sonnets
attributed to Shakespeare
were actually written by
other writers.
Examine the argument that
Shakespeare did indeed “Extracts from a television documentary
author his works. about the Shakespeare authorship
controversy which has been sold around
Check out these sites! the world.”
“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORpURQlsDzY
Check out these videos!http://www.pbs.org/shakespeare/images/works/tempest-poster.jpg Conclusion Once you finish your research and share your findings with the class, we will be ready to read and better understand Shakespeare’s final play, The Tempest!
Research Resources
Shakespeare's Life Elizabethan Era
http://www.bardweb.net/index.html http://www.bardweb.net/england.html
Info on Shakespeare’s life and all Great site on Elizabethan Era. Check out the
topics. Use the links on the left and links on the bottoms of the page.
check out the sites on the bottom of
the page. http://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/Library/SLT/his
tory/historysubj.html
http://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/Librar
y/SLT/life/lifesubj.html A great site about culture and history.
Explore the links on Society and History
Info on Shakespeare’s life. Check out
other parts of the website as well. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/tudors/elizab
eth_i_01.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_fig
ures/shakespeare_william.shtml Info on Elizabeth I. Use links around the page.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/jam
Info on Shakespeare’s life.
es_i_king.shtml
http://www.folger.edu/Content/Teach-and-
Info on James 1.
Learn/Shakespeare-for-Kids/
Explore the links on the left. Fun facts http://www.folger.edu/Content/Teach-and-
about Shax! Learn/Shakespeare-for-Kids/
Explore the links on the left. Fun facts the time
period.Research Resources
Theater and the Globe Shakespeare’s Authorship
http://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/Library/ http://shakespeareauthorship.com/howdow
SLT/stage/thepublictheatresubj.html e.html
Great information on the Globe. Argues that Shakespeare did write
Check out other information under the his own material
“Stage” category. http://www.bardweb.net/debates.html
http://www.shakespeares- Great site on the issue of authorship.
globe.org/abouttheglobe/background/ Check out the links on the bottoms of
Info on the globe. Use the links on the the page.
left under “Background.” Explore http://www.shakespeare-
other parts of site as well. oxford.com/?page_id=34
http://www.folger.edu/Content/Discover- Q and A about the true authorship of
Shakespeare/Shakespeares-Theater/ Shakespeare’s works
Info on the Globe and theater in general. http://www.shakespeare-
Use the links on the left under oxford.com/?p=35
“Shakespeare’s Theater.”
“A Beginner’s Guide to Shakespeare
Authorship Problem”Research Resources
Language and Allusion Plays and Poems
http://www.bardweb.net/language.html http://www.folger.edu/Content/Discover-
Great site on language. Click in the Grammar link Shakespeare/Shakespeare-FAQs.cfm
in the middle of the page. Check out the links on Great Q and A about Shakespeare’s writing.
the bottoms of the page.
Check out the other link for “Shakespeare’s Work”
http://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/Library/SLT on the left.
/literature/languagesubj.html
http://www.kennedy-
Info on Shakespeare’s language and puns. Check out
the different links within each page for great text center.org/explorer/shakespeare/feature.html
boxes
Great timeline of plays and poems. Check
http://www.folger.edu/Content/Teach-and- out the notes about the Tempest. Great
Learn/Shakespeare-for-Kids/ videos in lower right corner.
Explore the links on the left. Fun facts
about words and quotes! http://www.bardweb.net/works.html
http://www.renfaire.com/Language/insults.html Check out the timeline
Have fun with Shakespearian insults and expletives http://www.bardweb.net/poetry.html
http://www.bardweb.net/plays/quotes.html Discussion of sonnets
Famous Shakespearian Quotes.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/200
4/04/0419_040419_shakespeare.html
Coined words, interesting facts!Video Sources
Collection of 24 short The Globe: The World of the
videos at the Kennedy Theatre (06:07)
Center Shakespeare's Life in the
The Family and Childhood Theatre (02:42)
of William Shakespeare The Audience: Shakespearean
(03:29) Fashion (05:30)
The Education and Young Stratford: Shakespeare's
Later Life and Legacy (01:59)
Adulthood of William
Shakespeare (03:42) Supreme Court Debates Who
Wrote Shakespeare (5:14)
London, 1587 (06:39)
The Shakespeare Conspiracy
England Under Queen (3:37)
Elizabeth I (03:15)The Family and Childhood of William Shakespeare
(03:29)
“Shakespeare was born at
Stratford-upon-Avon, a
hundred miles northwest of
London. His family lived in a
typical house of that time. His
father, John, was a glover
and held posts on the city
council. His mother, Mary
Arden, was from a wealthy
family, and she inherited a
Famous Authors: William Shakespeare: farm. Shakespeare's family
1564-1616 . United Learning. 1995.
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was financially secure andThe Education and Young Adulthood of William
Shakespeare (03:42)
“Shakespeare's knowledge
of the countryside is
evident in his plays; at 18,
Shakespeare married Anne
Hathaway; in 1587 he
moved to London to enter
the theatre. There is no
proof that he attended
Famous Authors: William Shakespeare:
primary school. He did not
1564-1616 . United Learning. 1995. attend university.”
Discovery Education. 7 July 2009London, 1587 (06:39)
“An original map outlines
impressive sixteenth-
century London; traitors
were imprisoned and
executed in the Tower of
London, and the city
bustled with active
businesses and many
churches with Gothic
architecture. Sights include
Famous Authors: William Shakespeare:
1564-1616 . United Learning. 1995. the London Bridge, Guild
Discovery Education. 7 July 2009 Hall, and St. Paul's
Catheral.”England Under Queen Elizabeth I (03:15)
Despite years of upheaval,
during Shakespeare's time
there was an uneasy peace
between Catholics and
Protestants. Westminster
Abbey still stands. England
prospered under Queen
Elizabeth I's rule as a result
of her intelligence,
Famous Authors: William Shakespeare: confidence, and forward
1564-1616 . United Learning. 1995. thinking. It became a
Discovery Education. 7 July 2009The Globe: The World of the Theatre
(06:07)
“Shakespeare joined the
Actors Company of Lord
Strange. The Earl of
Southampton was one of
Shakespeare's patrons. The
Globe Theatre was open and
tall and depended on the
actors' dialogue instead of
curtains and doors during this
time, Shakespeare wrote A
Famous Authors: William Shakespeare: History for Henry VI, He
1564-1616 . United Learning. 1995.
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wrote, acted, and ownedShakespeare's Life in the Theatre (02:42)
“Twelfth Night was
performed for Elizabeth I.
Shakespeare's company, The
King's Players, performed A
Midsummer Night's Dream
for King James I at Hampton
Court Palace. It was the first
of many he was to perform
for James I. The quality of
Famous Authors: William Shakespeare: Shakespeare's work
1564-1616 . United Learning. 1995. changed the way theatre
Discovery Education. 7 July 2009The Audience: Shakespearean Fashion (05:30)
“The fashion of Elizabethan
and Jacobean times
provide a good illustration
of the life during
Shakespeare's time.
Elizabethan fashion was
colorful, bold, and elegant;
actors' costumes were
modern and fashionable.
Famous Authors: William Shakespeare: Jacobeans wore miniature
1564-1616 . United Learning. 1995. pictures around their
Discovery Education. 7 July 2009Stratford: Shakespeare's Later Life and Legacy (01:59)
“Shakespeare retired to
Stratford in 1597; he
retired in 1613 at his home
called New House. He was
buried at the Church of
Holy Trinity. Shakespeare
wrote comedies, dramas,
and poems, and his works
Famous Authors: William Shakespeare: are universal and beloved
1564-1616 . United Learning. 1995. today.”
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