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**A TRIP TO THE ELIZABETHAN ERA**: **Shakespeare's Life and Times** = = **YOUR FIRST CHALLENGE FOR THIS UNIT IS TO CREATE A TIMELINE!** ** This will form the start of your interactive project for assessment in this unit. ** = = **Working in pairs, your task this lesson is to become experts on Shakespeare's life, and on the Elizabethan Era.** Conduct internet research and create an interactive timeline that includes key dates, important information, and snippets of interesting facts about William Shakespeare's life and times. = = You may choose to use //prezi// to make your timeline, or you can use //dipity//, both links are below. You will need to sign up to whichever online tool you decide on with your school email account. If you wish to use a different online timeline tool, please ask your teacher first.

= = www.dipity.com www.prezi.com = =

NOTE: It may be easier to split the work between your pairs, one focus on Shakespeare and the other on the Elizabethan Era. Some **KEY POINTS** to look for are listed below. Dates, definitions, links to websites, images or a few sentences are what we need. REMEMBER : Internet research can be tricky, only use official or academic resources to make sure your information is accurate!

Shakespeare's Birth The Elizabethan Era- dates and key events

Shakespeare's Death <span style="color: #ff4f00; display: block; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 140%; text-align: center;">English Monarchy- Elizabeth and James <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 140%; text-align: center;">Family Details <span style="color: #ff4f00; display: block; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 140%; text-align: center;">Population of England- lifestyles, society <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 140%; text-align: center;">Hometown <span style="color: #ff4f00; display: block; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 140%; text-align: center;">Disease- The Plague <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 140%; text-align: center;">Education/Jobs/ Important Life Event <span style="color: #ff4f00; display: block; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 140%; text-align: center;">Great Fire of London

<span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 140%; text-align: center;">Works- Plays, Poetry- Sonnets <span style="color: #ff4f00; display: block; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 140%; text-align: center;">Renaissance <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 140%; text-align: center;">The Globe Theatre/ The King's Men/ Lord Chamberlain's Men

<span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: georgia,serif; text-align: center;">**GOOD LUCK! You will soon have a good introduction to the life and times of Shakespeare!** <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: georgia,serif; text-align: center;">**When your task is completed, please continue to the CHALLENGE 1 REVIEW link.** <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: georgia,serif; text-align: center;">