Introduction
Learning Intentions:
You will enhance your research skills and creativity
You will make connections between the historical events that occurred during Shakespeare’s time and his writing.
Task
To construct a timeline based on the events that occurred in Shakespeare's lifetime. You may work in pairs if you wish - collaborating on sutori.com.
Process
Go to the timeline of Shakespeare's life .
Read through the information to gain a better understanding of how Shakespeare lived
Use Google to find and identify as many items as many of the items on the Scavenger Hunt list below as you can
Define the items, and identify where they would fit onto the timeline of Shakespeare's life.
Create your timeline using sutori. Be as creative as possible! Explore sutori and see what you can include - audio, images film clips. Enjoy!
SCAVENGER HUNT LIST:
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- The coronation of Queen Elizabeth I
- The defeat of the Spanish Armada
- The first public playhouse (“The Theatre”) is built in London
- King James I succeeds Queen Elizabeth I
- Shakespeare's Macbeth premieres
- Sir Francis Drake’s circumnavigation of the world
- Theaters are shut down by the Puritans and acting is banned
- Sir Walter Raleigh's first expedition to Roanoke
- The Gunpowder Plot
- Christopher Marlowe's "Dr Faustus" premieres
- The North Berwick Witch Hunt
- The plague hits London, closing the theaters
- The Earl of Essex’s attempted rebellion
- The founding of Jamestown, Virginia
- The King James Bible is published
- The Globe is destroyed by a fire
Evaluation
Success Criteria:
I understand the relationship between Shakespeare's historical and cultural context and his writing
I can use sutori to help me research, synthesise, create and present my ideas