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You will make a SWAY Presentation after researching about the life of William Shakespeare.
This presentation must include all of the following types of files:
- Text
- Video
- Sound
- Graphic/ GIF/JPEG/picture (image files)
• William Shakespeare in bold letters at the top
• Picture of Shakespeare
• On the center bottom you will include your first and last name and period of class.
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•Text and image
KWL Chart: here you should first state what you know about Shakespeare, what you would like to know about him, and after you finish a short explanation about what you learned with the project.
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Text and Image
• About Shakespeare’s Life: research information about him. Where he was born, family, school, places where he lived (be as specific as you can) work, and finally the court (who were the king and queen during his life, palaces, castles where they lived, city and other pertinent information.
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Text
• Works: The Plays. Shakespeare did not write novels. He was a poet and a playwright. At the top of the page list two comedy plays, two tragedies, and two histories. At the bottom of the page glue or draw a picture of The Globe Theatre in London where most of his plays took place.
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• SOUND or Video: The sonnets: Shakespeare wrote poems using a form called sonnets, which had 14 lines with an end rhyme that always followed the same pattern: abab cdcd efef gg. His poems were part of a sonnet sequence so they are numbered. Include one of his poems on this page.
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Text On this page you will write your own poem.
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Text and image • Famous Quotes: Finally, on this page you will have 10 famous quotes of his. Two each from the following plays: Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Hamlet, Othello, Twelfth Night.
This project it is to be done in class. You may work with One partner only. After your research, a presentation of your work to the class will be done.
