Welcome to the world of William Shakespeare and his Romeo and Juliet

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Welcome to the world of William Shakespeare and
his Romeo and Juliet
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A WebQuest byEva Eichstaedt Stefanie Liebich
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Two households both alike in dignity In fair
Verona, where we lay our scene, From ancient
grudge to new mutiny, Where civil blood makes
civil hands unclean. From forth the fatal loins
of these two foes A pair of star-crossed lovers
take their life, Whose misadventured piteous
overthrows Doth with their death bury their
parents strife. The fearful passage of their
death-marked love, And the contunuance of their
parents rage- Which but their childrens end
naught could remove- Is now the twohours traffic
of our stage The which if you with patient ears
attend, What here shall miss, our toil shall
strive to mend.
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Introduction

• This WebQuest is based on Shakespeares Romeo
  and Juliet. It not only deals with Shakespeare
  but also his time, the Elizabethan Age. Students
  (grade 12/13) are asked to gather in groups and
  become experts in certain aspects connected to
  the topic. Later on they will have to transfer
  their knowledge to life nowadays on the basis of
  Romeo and Juliet. There will also be
  presentations and a group portfolio making it
  easier for the teacher to evaluate the students
  work.

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WebQuest Instructions

• The class needs to be divided into groups of
  four students. Two students of each group work
  on
• 1. The Elizabethan Age
• 2. Shakespeares life and works
• After doing the research with the help of the
  web you will have to come together in your
  original group and prepare a presentation as well
  as a portfolio.

Have fun!
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Expert groups

• Elizabethan Age
• www.renaissance.dm.net/compendium
• www.bardweb.net/england.html
• www.britainexpress.com/History/Elizabethan_life.ht
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• Shakespeare and theatre
• www.shakespeare.com
• www.stratford-upon-avon.co.uk
• www.shakespeares-globe.org
• www.onlineshakespeare.com/globe1.htm

• Your task is to find information about your
  specific topic, in connection with this the first
  group should concentrate on social order,
  politics and the Queen the second group is asked
  to work on Shakespeare and the theatre. Make sure
  that your findings are valid. Useful information
  can be found on the pages listed above but feel
  free to google through the web on your own.

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Welcome back in your group

• Now that you have two experts for each aspect
  concerning the era of Romeo and Juliet you need
  to make sure that all of you are on the same
  level of knowledge in all areas. Therefore, come
  together to exchange your information!
• In the next step you will have to work with your
  findings to prepare a presentation of a scene
  from the play (further information on the next
  page) and a portfolio which you will have to hand
  in as well.

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Back to the book

• You can choose between the following scenes from
  Romeo and Juliet
• At the ball 1.4 154-205
• Mercutios fight 3.1 34-108
• The argument between Juliet and her father 3.5
  112-195
• The death scene 5.3 74-170

Select your scene
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Your task

• Now its up to you to come back to Romeo and
  Juliet. With the historical background in mind,
  you have to work on the specific scene your group
  chose. It is your task to rewrite and transfer
  the scene and its statement to the 21st century.
  Furthermore, you are supposed to present your
  scene in front of the class.
• Think of an appropriate form of presentation,
  here are some ideas Roleplay, Discussion,
  Talkshow, Radio play

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All of your writings shall be collected in a
portfolio which you will have to hand in at the
end of this web unit. The portfolio shall be a
collection of your historical research as well as
your scene script. Furthermore, you can add
papers on your thoughts and experiences. Make
sure that it contains writings of each member of
your group because it is not only evaluated as a
group work but also the individual assessment
will be marked!
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Evaluation of the Group work
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Evaluation of the individual assessment
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Youre done!

• We hope you had a great time with good old
  Shakespeare and two of his most famous
  characters.
• Is there really such a big difference between
  the 16th century and nowadays?

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Farewell, young fellows!