Daily Warm Up for Monday, 4/29

Get to know some Shakespearean language!
Choose "Juliet's Dagger" or the "Star Crossed" options.
http://www.canadianshakespeares.ca/Speare_full_free_Folder/speare.html

HW for Friday, 4/26

Finish the Shakespeare scavenger hunt -- we'll review it together on Monday.

HW for Thursday, 4/25

Complete the Elizabethan Age/Special Effects Worksheet.

Shakespeare Scavenger Hunt

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1by6x7dokgCVpPcDsLHFTplceCvNC7ygiQrrzj7paChI/edit

HW for Wednesday, 4/24

Independent Reading Project Week One:

Please answer the following question about your independent reading book. Be sure to follow the paper formatting guidelines we discussed in class.

Week 1 Question: What book did you choose? Why did you choose this book? If someone chose it for you, why did you agree to it? (100 words)

Activity for Tuesday, 4/23 (Shakespeare's birthday!)

Click on this link and begin to complete the Shakespeare scavenger hunt:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1by6x7dokgCVpPcDsLHFTplceCvNC7ygiQrrzj7paChI/edit

HW for Tuesday, 4/23

Complete the worksheet I handed out in class -- or just look below for the questions and links. Your answers do not need to be in complete sentences, but they should be typed and labeled and include your name and the date.

Globe Theater (Old & New) 

  Directions:  Visit the Shakespeare’s Globe Website  http://www.william-shakespeare.info/william-shakespeare-globe-theatre.htm

and the New Globe Theater http://www.william-shakespeare.info/new-globe-theatre-structure-design-dimensions.htm

  By surfing around in these web sites (be sure to click on logical links) you will be able to answer each question below.

  Part I - Background Information

1. When was the Globe first built?

 2.  When did it burn?  During what play?

 3.  In what year was The Globe first rebuilt?

 4.  Who closed the Globe?  In what year?

 5.  How long did the “New Globe” take to build, from ground-breaking ceremony to inauguration ceremony?

 6.  Who inaugurated it?

 7.  What American actor established the Globe Playhouse Trust?

 8.  How large was the original Globe? (diameter)

 9. With how many sides?

 10.  How were the dimensions of the original Globe agreed upon by historians?