For your Christmas Project you had to complete the following:
William Shakespeare – Mini Project
Directions: Conduct some research on the following. Answer the questions in your own words. Your project should be submitted in a folder and include a cover page and table of contents.
Due Date: Tuesday 7th January 2020
1. Who was William Shakespeare?
– Where was he born?
– Where did he live?
– What did his parents do?
– Details of any wife or children, when he started writing, his path to fame, his later years.
2. Shakespeare’s works
– Shakespeare wrote three types of plays: comedies, tragedies and histories.
– Describe each style and give one example of each.
3. Describe Shakespeare’s theatre:
– What did it look like? – You may include a picture.
– Who were the actors?
4. Shakespeare’s times:
– How did people live at the time?
– Life expectancy, religion
– What did people do for entertainment?
Presentation – 10 marks (Was a folder included? Were there pictures? Was it neatly presented?)
Content – 20 marks – 5 marks per section (Did you include all the necessary information?)
Clarity of Content – 10 (Were you able to explain the content clearly?)
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