Shakespeare S Romeo & Juliet

Elizabethan Research Poster Assignment –English 1D (Grade 9 Academic)

In this next unit we will be studying Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. To get into the Shakespearean spirit students will research a topic about the Elizabethan era that Shakespeare lived and wrote his plays in. If you have a different idea for a topic talk to Mr. Van de Ligt. The project is a poster board presentation that should include relevant material and images. You must purchase a poster board for this assignment. Bonus marks will be given to those who find other creative methods to include in their projects. Examples: model of buildings, food samples, presented as a book ect..

Keep this sheet and hand it in with your project!

GROUP MEMBERS:______TOPIC: ______LIST OF SOURCES: ______

Criteria Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Thinking Students showed Students were able Student showed Student showed a little thought in illustrate some some critical good deal of their research. thought. thinking and critical thinking inquiry. and inquiry. Communication Students’ work Students had some Students answered Students showed -Grammar was difficult to problems with the questions well great skill in -Spelling understand. their writing that with little issues of presenting their Grammar and or may have included spelling and or information clearly spelling may have grammar and or grammar. and effectively. been an issue. spelling. Application The presentation The presentation Presentation had Project was clear of the project was had some very little and informative. unprepared and or problems that may problems in Very good choice poorly done. Lack have included clarity. Good use in images. of or inappropriate confusing and or of images. images used. incorrect images. Knowledge Students were not Students showed Students showed Students showed able to illustrate some knowledge good knowledge of full knowledge of their knowledge of of their subject subject when subject matter the subject and or when presenting to presenting to the when presenting to there were major the teacher. teacher. the teacher. errors. Topics: - Being a woman during Elizabethan times http://www.elizabethi.org/us/women/ http://www.william-shakespeare.info/elizabethan-women.htm http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizabethan-women.htm http://www.seatofmars.com/womensrights.htm

- Sports and entertainment during Elizabethan Times http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizabethan-sports.htm http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizabethan-entertainment.htm http://www.springfield.k12.il.us/schools/Springfield/eliz/sportsandentertainment.html

- The Globe Theatre http://www.bardweb.net/globe.html http://www.enotes.com/william-shakespeare/shakespeares-globe-theater/ http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/xGlobe.html

- Medicine and Illnesses http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizabethan-medicine-and-illnesses.htm http://www.elizabethanenglandlife.com/elizabethan-england-medicine.html http://www.articlesbase.com/medicine-articles/medicine-in-elizabethan-england- 485130.html

- Elizabeth I Video: http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=158221&title=Elizabeth_I http://www.britannia.com/history/monarchs/mon45.html http://englishhistory.net/tudor/monarchs/eliz1.html http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/184810/Elizabeth-I

- Food during Elizabethan times Food from Elizabethan times: http://www.elizabethi.org/us/food/ http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizabethan-food.htm http://socyberty.com/history/elizabethan-food/ Recipes: http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/old-elizabethan-recipes.htm http://www.brandonsd.mb.ca/Crocus/library/Elizabethan%20food.htm http://www.seatofmars.com/elizabethanfoodrecipes.htm

- Art from Elizabethan times http://www.elizabethanenglandlife.com/art-during-elizabethan-england.html http://www.erasofelegance.com/history/elizabethanarts.html http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/liza/hd_liza.htm http://www.fromoldbooks.org/Holme-ArtInEngland/

- Life in Italy during Elizabethan times - http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/REN/BACK.HTM - http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/glo/renaissance/it.html - http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/itar/hd_itar.htm - Elizabethan Fashion http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizabethan-upper-class-fashion.htm http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizabethan-clothing.htm http://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/Library/SLT/stage/fashion.html http://www.elizabethancostume.net/ http://www.elizabethancostume.net/influence.html

Shakespeare’s Birthday (1564) What else was happening in the world? (1564) – Conquistadors cross the Pacific – Spanish found a colony in the Philippines -Galileo is born - Michelangelo dies. - Ivan the IV (Terrible) is Tzar of Russia