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SHAKESPEARE AND THE
TEMPEST
Webquest
Introduction to Shakespeare
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Shakespeare is arguably
the most prominent figure
in English literature of all
times. But who was this
“man for all times”? What
was his world like? What
inspired him? And did he
truly author his plays and
sonnets?
Webquest Instructions
(Double Quiz Grade)
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Review/Research each 
of the six topics about
Shakespeare:
For each topic, type 5 to 10 bullet
points of interesting information that
you gather from the provided sites
and films.
 Era
Cite each bullet point with the name
of the website or of the film. Put in
own words – no direct quotes.
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 Life
 Theater
and Sonnets
 Language
 Authorship
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 Plays
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You must use at least one film per
topic
If fact is found together, write both
names after fact. If facts are found
individually, write single name after
fact. Each grouping of facts must
represent work from ALL students!)
Webquest Instructions Rubric
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10 points for each of the
6 topics (60 points total)
20 points for accurate
information
10 points for proper
citations including at least
one film per topic and
proper distribution of
work.
10 points for neatness,
organization, professional,
and grammar.
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Suggested format:
Bold the section topic
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Use bullets under each
topic (citation)
Include a fact from at least
one film (citation)
Remember to have at least
5 to 10 accurate facts
New Bolded section topic
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And repeat 
Elizabethan Era
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Explore Shakespeare’s time
period, the Elizabethan Era,
focusing on Queen
Elizabeth, King James, the
social structure, gender
roles, the arts, etc.
Explore Shakespeare’s
relationship with the Queen
and the King.
Check out these sites!
Check out these videos!
Shakespeare’s Life
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Explore Shakespeare’s life,
focusing on his childhood,
hometown, family,
relationships, career, etc.
Look into speculations
about his marriage and
other romantic relationships.
Don’t focus much on his
specific writing.
Check out these sites!
Check out these videos!
“Ben Jonson called Shakespeare, "A man for all
times". Shakespeare was born in England in
1564. He belonged to an acting company that
performed indoors and out. He wrote plays and
was an actor and shareholder in the company.
He wrote dramas in 1589,1594, and from
1596-1603. His sonnets were also written in
1603. He lived the life of a country gentleman
and died at the age of fifty-two. “
“Standard Deviants School Shakespeare
Tragedies: Module 01: Intro to Shakespeare .
Standard Deviants. 2001.
Discovery Education. 7 July 2009
<http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/>
Shakespeare’s Theater
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Explore Shakespeare’s
theater life, focusing on his
theater troupes, his patrons,
his theater buildings, etc.
Include a history of the Globe
Don’t focus much on his
specific writing but include
which plays were performed
where and when
Check out these sites!
Watch the video on the Life
Page
Check out these videos!
The theater presentations of that time period
were limited in their props, costumes and
lighting. The most effective technique they had to
sway the audience was to use words. The
audience expected verbal signs, not visual, as
we expect today. Everything that the audience
needed to know was conveyed through words.
Standard Deviants School Shakespeare
Tragedies: Module 01: Intro to Shakespeare .
Standard Deviants. 2001.
Discovery Education. 7 July 2009
<http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/>
Shakespeare’s Plays and Sonnets
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Explore Shakespeare’s writing,
focusing his plays and sonnets.
Investigate the chronology of his
writing career
Identify and describe the
categories of his plays and the
categories and subjects of his
sonnets.
Look into “Sonnet 18” and its
ironic portrayal in Shakespeare in
Love.
Include specific details about The
Tempest.
Check out these sites!
Watch the video on the Life
Page.
Check out these videos!
Click here for more GREAT
videos about Shakespeare’s
writing. Go to the lower left
corner of the page.
Shakespeare’s Language
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Explore Shakespeare’s
language and style, focusing
on his vocabulary and
sentence structure, etc.
Investigate famous quotes and
words.
Include some fun facts about
his impact on the English
language and literature.
Check out these sites!
Watch the video on the
Theater Page.
Check out these videos!
Shakespeare was a master of the English
language. He wrote in both poetry, concentrated
language, and prose, common everyday speech.
His metrical writing was in blank verse or
unrhymed iambic pentameter. It was the common
practice of the day's speech, and it most
resembled a normal pattern of speech. It was
also pleasing to the ear.
Standard Deviants School Shakespeare
Tragedies: Module 01: Intro to Shakespeare .
Standard Deviants. 2001.
Discovery Education. 7 July 2009
<http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/>
Shakespeare’s Authorship
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Explore Shakespeare’s
authorship debate.
Examine the arguments that
the plays and sonnets
attributed to Shakespeare
were actually written by
other writers.
Examine the argument that
Shakespeare did indeed
author his works.
Check out these sites!
Check out these videos!
“Extracts from a television documentary
about the Shakespeare authorship
controversy which has been sold around
the world.”
“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORpURQlsDzY
Conclusion
Once you finish your
research and share
your findings with
the class, we will be
ready to read and
better understand
Shakespeare’s final
play, The Tempest!
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Research Resources
Shakespeare's Life
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http://www.bardweb.net/index.html
 Info on Shakespeare’s life and all
topics. Use the links on the left and
check out the sites on the bottom of
the page.
http://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/Librar
y/SLT/life/lifesubj.html
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Info on Shakespeare’s life. Check out
other parts of the website as well.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_fig
ures/shakespeare_william.shtml
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Info on Shakespeare’s life.
Elizabethan Era
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Explore the links on the left. Fun facts
about Shax!
Great site on Elizabethan Era. Check out the
links on the bottoms of the page.
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http://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/Library/SLT/his
tory/historysubj.html
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Info on Elizabeth I. Use links around the page.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/jam
es_i_king.shtml
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A great site about culture and history.
Explore the links on Society and History
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/tudors/elizab
eth_i_01.shtml
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http://www.folger.edu/Content/Teach-andLearn/Shakespeare-for-Kids/
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http://www.bardweb.net/england.html
Info on James 1.
http://www.folger.edu/Content/Teach-andLearn/Shakespeare-for-Kids/
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Explore the links on the left. Fun facts the time
period.
Research Resources
Theater and the Globe
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http://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/Library/
SLT/stage/thepublictheatresubj.html
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Info on the globe. Use the links on the
left under “Background.” Explore
other parts of site as well.
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Info on the Globe and theater in general.
Use the links on the left under
“Shakespeare’s Theater.”
Great site on the issue of authorship.
Check out the links on the bottoms of
the page.
http://www.shakespeareoxford.com/?page_id=34
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Argues that Shakespeare did write
his own material
http://www.bardweb.net/debates.html
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http://www.folger.edu/Content/DiscoverShakespeare/Shakespeares-Theater/
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http://shakespeareauthorship.com/howdow
e.html
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http://www.shakespearesglobe.org/abouttheglobe/background/
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Great information on the Globe.
Check out other information under the
“Stage” category.
Shakespeare’s Authorship
Q and A about the true authorship of
Shakespeare’s works
http://www.shakespeareoxford.com/?p=35
 “A Beginner’s Guide to Shakespeare
Authorship Problem”
Research Resources
Language and Allusion
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http://www.bardweb.net/language.html
http://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/Library/SLT
/literature/languagesubj.html
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Have fun with Shakespearian insults and expletives 
http://www.bardweb.net/plays/quotes.html
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Info on Shakespeare’s language and puns. Check out
the different links within each page for great text
boxes
http://www.folger.edu/Content/Teach-andLearn/Shakespeare-for-Kids/
 Explore the links on the left. Fun facts
about words and quotes!
http://www.renfaire.com/Language/insults.html
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Great site on language. Click in the Grammar link
in the middle of the page. Check out the links on
the bottoms of the page.
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Plays and Poems
Famous Shakespearian Quotes.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/200
4/04/0419_040419_shakespeare.html
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Coined words, interesting facts!
http://www.folger.edu/Content/DiscoverShakespeare/Shakespeare-FAQs.cfm
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http://www.kennedycenter.org/explorer/shakespeare/feature.html
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Great timeline of plays and poems. Check
out the notes about the Tempest. Great
videos in lower right corner.
http://www.bardweb.net/works.html
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Great Q and A about Shakespeare’s writing.
Check out the other link for “Shakespeare’s Work”
on the left.
Check out the timeline
http://www.bardweb.net/poetry.html
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Discussion of sonnets
Video Sources
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Collection of 24 short
videos at the Kennedy
Center
The Family and Childhood
of William Shakespeare
(03:29)
The Education and Young
Adulthood of William
Shakespeare (03:42)
London, 1587 (06:39)
England Under Queen
Elizabeth I (03:15)
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The Globe: The World of the
Theatre (06:07)
Shakespeare's Life in the
Theatre (02:42)
The Audience: Shakespearean
Fashion (05:30)
Stratford: Shakespeare's
Later Life and Legacy (01:59)
Supreme Court Debates Who
Wrote Shakespeare (5:14)
The Shakespeare Conspiracy
(3:37)
The Family and Childhood of William Shakespeare
(03:29)
Famous Authors: William Shakespeare:
1564-1616 . United Learning. 1995.
Discovery Education. 7 July 2009
<http://streaming.discoveryeducation.c
om/>
“Shakespeare was born at
Stratford-upon-Avon, a
hundred miles northwest of
London. His family lived in a
typical house of that time. His
father, John, was a glover
and held posts on the city
council. His mother, Mary
Arden, was from a wealthy
family, and she inherited a
farm. Shakespeare's family
was financially secure and
considered wealthy. “
The Education and Young Adulthood of William
Shakespeare (03:42)
Famous Authors: William Shakespeare:
1564-1616 . United Learning. 1995.
Discovery Education. 7 July 2009
<http://streaming.discoveryeducation.c
om/>
“Shakespeare's knowledge
of the countryside is
evident in his plays; at 18,
Shakespeare married Anne
Hathaway; in 1587 he
moved to London to enter
the theatre. There is no
proof that he attended
primary school. He did not
attend university.”
London, 1587 (06:39)
“An original map outlines
Famous Authors: William Shakespeare:
1564-1616 . United Learning. 1995.
Discovery Education. 7 July 2009
<http://streaming.discoveryeducation.c
om/>
impressive sixteenthcentury London; traitors
were imprisoned and
executed in the Tower of
London, and the city
bustled with active
businesses and many
churches with Gothic
architecture. Sights include
the London Bridge, Guild
Hall, and St. Paul's
Catheral.”
England Under Queen Elizabeth I (03:15)
Famous Authors: William Shakespeare:
1564-1616 . United Learning. 1995.
Discovery Education. 7 July 2009
<http://streaming.discoveryeducation.c
om/>
Despite years of upheaval,
during Shakespeare's time
there was an uneasy peace
between Catholics and
Protestants. Westminster
Abbey still stands. England
prospered under Queen
Elizabeth I's rule as a result
of her intelligence,
confidence, and forward
thinking. It became a
powerful nation
The Globe: The World of the Theatre
(06:07)
Famous Authors: William Shakespeare:
1564-1616 . United Learning. 1995.
Discovery Education. 7 July 2009
<http://streaming.discoveryeducation.c
om/>
“Shakespeare joined the
Actors Company of Lord
Strange. The Earl of
Southampton was one of
Shakespeare's patrons. The
Globe Theatre was open and
tall and depended on the
actors' dialogue instead of
curtains and doors during this
time, Shakespeare wrote A
History for Henry VI, He
wrote, acted, and owned
shares of the company.”
Shakespeare's Life in the Theatre (02:42)
Famous Authors: William Shakespeare:
1564-1616 . United Learning. 1995.
Discovery Education. 7 July 2009
<http://streaming.discoveryeducation.c
om/>
“Twelfth Night was
performed for Elizabeth I.
Shakespeare's company, The
King's Players, performed A
Midsummer Night's Dream
for King James I at Hampton
Court Palace. It was the first
of many he was to perform
for James I. The quality of
Shakespeare's work
changed the way theatre
was presented.”
The Audience: Shakespearean Fashion (05:30)
“The fashion of Elizabethan
Famous Authors: William Shakespeare:
1564-1616 . United Learning. 1995.
Discovery Education. 7 July 2009
<http://streaming.discoveryeducation.c
om/>
and Jacobean times
provide a good illustration
of the life during
Shakespeare's time.
Elizabethan fashion was
colorful, bold, and elegant;
actors' costumes were
modern and fashionable.
Jacobeans wore miniature
pictures around their
necks.”
Stratford: Shakespeare's Later Life and Legacy (01:59)
Famous Authors: William Shakespeare:
1564-1616 . United Learning. 1995.
Discovery Education. 7 July 2009
<http://streaming.discoveryeducation.c
om/>
“Shakespeare retired to
Stratford in 1597; he
retired in 1613 at his home
called New House. He was
buried at the Church of
Holy Trinity. Shakespeare
wrote comedies, dramas,
and poems, and his works
are universal and beloved
today.”