Task
The information that you will learn during this webquest is crucial to your understanding of Macbeth. For this webquest, there are three main categories that you will conduct research on. For each category, READ the articles for each link provided; then TYPE a response to each of the questions in CSRQ. Be sure that you are labeling the sections and providing correct numbering. You must paraphrase the information and not just respond word for word. Plagiarism will not be tolerated.
Type your answers in the blank Google Document that has been started for you on Google Classroom entitled Macbeth Webquest. Be sure that you hit turn in on Google Classroom when you finish.
Categories
Category 1- Life of William Shakespeare
Category 2- Shakespeare's Language
Category 3- Macbeth
Category 4- "Macbeth Curse"
CLICK ON PROCESS TO SEE THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR EACH TASK.
Process
Category 1: Life of William Shakespeare
http://absoluteshakespeare.com/
*Make sure to consult these sections to discover the answers to the questions below: William Shakespeare, Shakespeare's Biography and Bard Facts.
1. When and where was Shakespeare born?
2. Who did Shakespeare marry?
3. What was Shakespeare's acting company called?
4. How old was Shakespeare when he wrote his first play?
5. Other than plays, what else did Shakespeare write?
6. How many times does suicide occur in Shakespeare's plays?
7. How many plays did Shakespeare write?
8. When did Shakespeare die and how old was he?
Category 2: Shakespeare's Language
http://www.shakespearehigh.com/classroom/guide/
*Scroll through the first four sections of Section 1 (right hand side)
1. What are the three main categories of language used by Shakespeare?
2. Why did Shakespeare write his plays differently from the way people spoke at the time?
3. How many words did Shakespeare's vocabulary contain?
4. What is prose?
5. When is prose used in Shakspeare's plays?
6. What is blank verse?
7. What is iambic pentameter?
http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/xLitTerms.html
8. What is tragedy?
9. What is a soliloquy?
10. What is dramatic irony?
11. What is a metaphor?
12. What is irony?
13. What is allusion?
14. What is an aside?
15. What is a foil character?
Category 3: Macbeth
http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/xMacbeth.html#type
*Scroll down a little ways and click on the following sections that you will need to answer the questions: Type of Work, Key Dates, Settings, Character, Plot Summary and Themes
1. What type of play is Macbeth?
2. What year was Macbeth published?
3. What is the setting of the play?
4. Who is the protagonist?
5. Who or what is the antagonist?
6. Referring to your definition of foil above, who are Macbeth's foils?
7. What is the story about? Give a brief synopsis of the play in 3-5 sentences.
8. What are three themes found within the play?
Category 4-"Macbeth Curse"
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/114kj7DBt58czh2DJbtBK34pcHmVUBQJ7pYLspirvtiY/edit?usp=sharing
Read through Slides 1-16 of "Macbeth Curse" Presentation and answer the questions below.
1. What is the "Macbeth Curse?"
2. Where did the curse orginate from?
3. What are some examples of the curse striking? Give at least two examples.
4. How the can the curse be reversed?
CLICK ON EVALUATION TO SEE HOW TO FORMAT YOUR DOCUMENT.
Evaluation
Make sure that you format the document in proper MLA formatting for this assignment. Consult the MLA Survival Guide for Writing on the About Tab of Google Classroom. Be sure to include the categories and correct numbering for each of the sections. Remember, your answers should be in CSRQ and paraphrased.