The Elizabethan Era Research Project

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You will need your notebook (turned to the page of notes from yesterday) and a pen/pencil

Agenda and Objective

AGENDA

Research Project Parameters

Partner work

OBJECTIVE

Students will gather relevant information from multiple sources in order to make text-to-history connections and demonstrate an understanding of Elizabethan-era England.

Characters…

Feast of the Lupercal…

Feast of the Lupercal

Fun fact!

Let’s do some research…

Background

William Henry Shakespeare was born in 1564 and lived until 1616; a life that essentially ran parallel to the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. The Elizabethan Era was one of great evolution in the British Empire, and these changes caused major social, political and economic ramifications. A familiarity with the life and times of “The Bard” is vital to understanding the playwright’s wide array of works.

Assignment

You and a partner will research an area of life in Elizabethan England and present your findings in a dynamic 3-to-5-minute presentation next week. You should focus on the six most interesting facts from your research and prepare a speech in which you educate and entertain your audience.

Requirements – Visual

You must include a visual aid in the form of either a Powerpoint or Prezi Must be seven-ten slides or “clicks” if using a Prezi Should include interesting pictures, graphs, or a

visual for each slide

You should have no more than 50 total words on the visual aid (bulk of the info should come from you, not the slides)

Requirements – Written

All words on the slides are spelled correctly

Grammar (where applicable) on each slide is correct

You must have a properly formatted works cited page It needs to be given to me on the day of your

presentation

Requirements: Oral

Each person may use one notecard with a few key phrases written on it – no more than 20 words per card

Each person MUST speak for an equitable amount of time

Presentation needs to be between three and five minutes in length (inability to hit the time window will result in the loss of 20 points, or 10 percent of possible points)

Partners – Period 2

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5

Ruksar and EricaFashion and Hairstyles

Globe Theater

Maggie, Daphne, LaraibWeapons

Elion and Jonathan QEI

Steph and Dev

Marriage Customs

Daniel and MagnusRec and sports

Group 6 Group 7 Group 8 Group 9 Group 10

Nick and Jack Food and drink

Jason and JuliaEducation and Health

Occupations and Social Classes

Partners – Period 4

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5

Group 6 Group 7 Group 8 Group 9 Group 10

What are we researching?

1. Fashionand hairstyles

2. Food and drink

3. Queen Elizabeth I

4. Education and Health (Black Plague)

5. Occupations and Social Classes

6. Scientific beliefs/discoveries and Religion

7. Marriage/Wedding customs

8. Weapons, Crime and punishment

9. Recreational activities and sports

10. The Globe Theater and Acting Conventions

Picking The Topics

Each group will pick a number. Whoever picks first, you get to pick your topic first.

Once you have your topic, you will have today, tomorrow and Thursday in class to research. Presentations will start TUESDAY.

Suitable Sources

NOT WIKIPEDIA.

http://www.folger.edu

http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk

http://www.pbs.org/shakespeare/locations/location153.html

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/liza/hd_liza.htm

Anything with a .org or a .edu is acceptable. All sources MUST be cited on a separate Works Cited Page.