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Shakespeare Internet Scavenger Hunt

Directions: Answer the following questions about Shakespeare using the Internet.

1. When was Shakespeare’s birthday?

2. When did he die?

3. What was his wife’s name?

4. How old were they when they got married?

5. Shakespeare had___________________ kids.

6. Shakespeare wrote plays and____________________.

7. Three types of plays that Shakespeare wrote were ___________________________________________,

______________________________________, and ___________________________________________.

8. Shakespeare’s theatre was called___________________________________________.

9. Three plays that Shakespeare wrote were _____________________________________,

_______________________________, and ___________________________________.

10. Shakespeare wrote in a time-period called__________________________________.

11. The theatre was closed for a few years because______________________________.

12. ______________________________________was the Queen of England when Shakespeare was born.

13. ___________________________________________was the King of England when Shakespeare died.

14. In Shakespeare’s time-period the parts of women were played by________________.

15. Describe Shakespeare’s theatre.

16. How many plays did Shakespeare write?

17. Describe Shakespeare’s education.

18. One famous quote from Shakespeare is_____________________________________.

19. Describe the clothing during Shakespeare’s time-period.

20. Name at least two differences between the people in Shakespeare’s time-period and people today.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.7 Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions for further research and investigation. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.8 Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.

7th Grade

Name_______________________ Date____________

Shakespeare Internet Scavenger Hunt [pic]

Directions: Answer the following questions about Shakespeare using the internet. The first person to finish and get at least 15 questions right will get 5 points added onto the next test.

1. When was Shakespeare’s birthday? He was born on April 23rd 1564

2. When did he die? April 23rd 1616

3. What was his wife’s name? Anne Hathaway (not the actress ()

4. How old were they when they got married? Shakespeare was 18 and Anne was 26 and she was pregnant (very scandalous back then)

5. Shakespeare had three kids. (But one of them died as a child ()

6. Shakespeare wrote plays and sonnets (poetry).

7. Three types of plays that Shakespeare wrote were Tragedies, Comedies, and Histories.

8. Shakespeare’s theatre was called The Globe Theatre.

9. Three plays that Shakespeare wrote were _____________________________________,

_______________________________, and ___________________________________. (Answers will vary)

10. Shakespeare wrote in a time-period called The Renaissance and the Elizabethan Era. (I accept both answers.)

11. The theatre was closed for a few years because of The Bubonic Plague (Black Death).

12. Queen Elizabeth I was the Queen of England when Shakespeare was born.

13. King James I was the King of England when Shakespeare died.

14. In Shakespeare’s time-period the parts of women were played by young boys.

15. Describe Shakespeare’s theatre. Answers will vary but may include that it was round, there was no roof, the stage jutted into the audience, there were few props, some audience members had seats and others stood.

16. How many plays did Shakespeare write? 37

17. Describe Shakespeare’s education. William Shakespeare went to school until he was 14 years old. He never attended college which is why some people don’t believe that he actually wrote all of the famous literature that is attributed to him. (I call those people haters ()

18. One famous quote from Shakespeare is___________________________________. Answers will vary

19. Describe the clothing during Shakespeare’s time-period. Answers will vary.

20. Name at least two differences between the people in Shakespeare’s time-period and people today.

Answers will vary.

Common Core Standards Addressed in This Activity:

6th Grade

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.7 Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and refocusing the inquiry when appropriate.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.8 Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources; assess the credibility of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and providing basic bibliographic information for sources

8th Grade

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.7 Conduct short research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question), drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.8 Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.

9th and 10th Grade

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.7 Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.8 Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the usefulness of each source in answering the research question; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.

11th and 12th Grade

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.7 Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.8 Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the strengths and limitations of each source in terms of the task, purpose, and audience; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and overreliance on any one source and following a standard format for citation.

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