1- British History and Society
1. Identify the Queen of England who ruled during Shakespeare's writing career.
2. List the approximate dates of her rule and at least five other facts about her as a female British monarch.
Helpful Resources: Copy and paste links into new browser
http://www.noblesandcourtiers.org/elizabethan-timeline.htm (16th/17th century timeline)
http://www.bardweb.net/england.html (Shakespeare's Historical Period)
http://englishhistory.net/tudor/monarchs/eliz1.html (Biography and history)
3. Explore societal norms, especially with regard to women. How was a young woman to respond to a request from her father?
4. Identify the social classes of the time period, and explain the role of education for most people at the time.
5. Define primogeniture.
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http://www.elizabethi.org/contents/women/ (women's roles and social norms)
http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizabethan-women.htm (women)
http://masser-english.wiki.nhvweb.net/Elizabethan+Society+and+Culture (Elizabethan culture)
http://www.bardweb.net/england.html (Shakespeare's Historical Period)
http://elizabethan.org/compendium/54.html (Education)
http://elizabethan.org/compendium/41.html (Primogeniture)
6. Dynamically explore three of the following aspects of 1590s English life: (Write 3-5 sentences for each category below)
- food
- homes and architecture
- city life, hygiene, crime
- clothing
- the Bubonic plague
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http://www.noblesandcourtiers.org/elizabethan-clothing.htm (Clothing)
http://masser-english.wiki.nhvweb.net/Elizabethan+Society+and+Culture (Elizabethan culture)
http://www.britainexpress.com/architecture/elizabethan.htm (Elizabethan houses)
http://www.william-shakespeare.info/william-shakespeare-bubonic-plague-black-death.htm (Plague)
http://www.noblesandcourtiers.org/elizabethan-food.htm (Elizabethan Food)
http://www.elizabethan.org/compendium/27.html (City life)
2. List the approximate dates of her rule and at least five other facts about her as a female British monarch.
Helpful Resources: Copy and paste links into new browser
http://www.noblesandcourtiers.org/elizabethan-timeline.htm (16th/17th century timeline)
http://www.bardweb.net/england.html (Shakespeare's Historical Period)
http://englishhistory.net/tudor/monarchs/eliz1.html (Biography and history)
3. Explore societal norms, especially with regard to women. How was a young woman to respond to a request from her father?
4. Identify the social classes of the time period, and explain the role of education for most people at the time.
5. Define primogeniture.
Helpful Resources: Copy and paste links into new browser
http://www.elizabethi.org/contents/women/ (women's roles and social norms)
http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizabethan-women.htm (women)
http://masser-english.wiki.nhvweb.net/Elizabethan+Society+and+Culture (Elizabethan culture)
http://www.bardweb.net/england.html (Shakespeare's Historical Period)
http://elizabethan.org/compendium/54.html (Education)
http://elizabethan.org/compendium/41.html (Primogeniture)
6. Dynamically explore three of the following aspects of 1590s English life: (Write 3-5 sentences for each category below)
- food
- homes and architecture
- city life, hygiene, crime
- clothing
- the Bubonic plague
Helpful Resources: Copy and paste links into new browser
http://www.noblesandcourtiers.org/elizabethan-clothing.htm (Clothing)
http://masser-english.wiki.nhvweb.net/Elizabethan+Society+and+Culture (Elizabethan culture)
http://www.britainexpress.com/architecture/elizabethan.htm (Elizabethan houses)
http://www.william-shakespeare.info/william-shakespeare-bubonic-plague-black-death.htm (Plague)
http://www.noblesandcourtiers.org/elizabethan-food.htm (Elizabethan Food)
http://www.elizabethan.org/compendium/27.html (City life)
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