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William Shakespeare

Embark on a 15-minute journey to explore the life and works of William Shakespeare with various tasks to complete. Learn about his birthdate, family, the Globe Theatre, London in his time, his plays, language, insults, and strange facts. Can you uncover the mysteries surrounding Shakespeare? Good luck!

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William Shakespeare

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  1. William Shakespeare WEBQUEST challenge

  2. WEBQUEST INSTRUCTIONS Read these instructions carefully: • You have 15 minutes in your pairs to find out as much information as you can on William Shakespeare. • Read each page carefully and follow the links to the websites to find out more information. • There are several tasks to complete throughout your quest that you must complete and document on a separate sheet of paper. How far can you get in the time? Your 15 minutes starts now…Good luck!

  3. Follow this linkand type in William Shakespeare’s name. What does he look like? Sketch his face quickly onto your worksheet. Remember the timer is ticking!https://images.google.co.uk/imghp?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&tab=wi&q=&gws_rd=sslNow you know what Shakespeare looked like let’s find out some key facts about him.Follow this link and skim and scan the webpage for the following information, fill it in on your sheet of paper:http://absoluteshakespeare.com/trivia/biography/shakespeare_biography.htm1. Birthdate2. Deathdate3. Children?4. Married?5. Parent’s names?6. Any siblings? Task OneWho is William Shakespeare?

  4. Task TWOThe Globe Theatre The Globe Theatre was a 20-sided open-air playhouse designed in 1599, where Shakespeare worked and where many of his greatest plays were first performed. The first Globe was destroyed by fire in 1613, but by 1614 it had been rebuilt and reopened. After closing again in 1642, it was soon demolished. Take a tour of the Globe TheatreHere! http://www.viator.com/tours/London/Shakespeares-Globe-Theatre-Tour-and-Exhibition/d737-5009GLOBE?pref=204&aid=m3470

  5. Remember Time is Ticking….

  6. London Life It was noisy, crowded, bawdy, bustling and busy. Trades of every kind and description! Churches, inns, houses, workshops, stalls, stables and theatres! Animals - cats, dogs, pigs, horses and sheep! Shakespeare’s London was dirty, smelly and rat-infested. Disease was rife. People threw their rubbish and sewage into the streets. The smell was disgusting, worse than you can imagine and it was a messy and dangerous place to live.

  7. William Shakespeare was a playwright (somebody who wrote plays for a job), he wrote many famous plays which are still performed today. Follow this link to find three plays Shakespeare wrote and fill it in on your paper.http://www.shakespeare-online.com/plays/Did you notice the three categories the plays were split into? What were they?Fill this in on your sheet. TASK THREEWilliam Shakespeare – The Playwright

  8. TASK FOURThe Language of Shakespeare’s Day Shakespeare wrote in Old English. Shakespeare wrote the way he did for poetic and dramatic purposes and people did not speak like this. Shakespeare used all sorts of words that you wouldn’t hear today, click on the link below and look at the ‘weird words’ section, then write down two examples of weird words and what they mean.WEIRD WORDShttp://www.folger.edu/shakespeare-kidsShakespeare used lots of insults in his plays, have a quick go on this insult generator to see what insults you can come up with. Write one down on your sheet. SHAKESPEARIAN INSULTShttp://www.literarygenius.info/a3-shakespeare-insult-generator.htm

  9. Remember Time is Ticking….

  10. TASK FIVE Strange Shakespeare Facts and Rumours There are many mysteries that surround the life of William Shakespeare - some are based on facts and some are based on fiction! Some are interesting facts, some are strange facts and some are down right weird facts! Click on the link below to research facts and rumours about Shakespeare, write down your favorite fact and your favourite rumour on your worksheet. FACTS AND RUMOURS http://www.literarygenius.info/facts-about-william-shakespeare.htm

  11. Congratulations!You have successfully completed your webquest on William Shakespeare Please turn in your paper to the basket!

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