Introduction
This web-quest designed for the students of the 8th form. (Литература, Unit VIII)
This web-quest is devoted to one of the most outstanding English playwright.
Imagine you are the young and perspective journalists working on the biography of William Shakespeare for famouse Belarusian magazine. So you have to get acquainted with the biography of an English playwright and poet who has become known as the greatest dramatist in the English language. You should understand the information and learn it in order to write an article without any mistakes. You are responsible, because you're the first, who make such a report in Belarus. You will know about the life and popular works of the author, amazing things to know and interesting facts to learn.
Let`s get started and explore the biography of one the greatest writer in the English language.Some additional materials such as video, exercises and article at Britannica.com will help you in your work.
Finally, you have to make a report about W. Shakespeare biography at class using Power Point Presentation.
To fulfill what we have planned for, you have to do all the tasks.
You are supposed to be active, creative and curious in doing this project.
Task
You have to make a report about W. Shakespeare biography at class using Power Point Presentation.
To do these tasks you will need to work in small groups or individually. And complete all exercises and assignments.
To begin you will also need a journalist's notebook. In this notebook you must write down all the information needed for your report. Don't forget to save some images for your Power Point Presentation. They must help you to present the peculiarities of Shakespeare's life you are talking about.
Process
For the lesson on William Shakespeare's Biography the whole class will be divided into twos or threesome. Each group has to complete all the exercises and present the report with Power Point Presentation. Your full task will include the following:
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follow the link and watch the video
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See an article at Britannica.com: https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Shakespeare
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Do the task below:
1. Define the statements as true or false.
1. William Shakespeare was educated in the local grammar school in Stratford-upon-Avon.
2. Shakespeare was baptized in 1504.
3. Anne Hathaway gave birth to four children.
4. Shakespeare’s plays were performed by the Lord Chamberlain’s company, where Shakespeare himself was one of the actors.
5. The company of Lord Chamberlain, which had received a royal patent was renamed as the King’s Men.
6. The King’s Men built the Globe Theatre in London.
7. The Globe was built in 1589 and made Shakespeare a wealthy man.
8. Shakespeare continued writing until at least 1613.
9. Shakespeare died in 1616 and was buried in the Holy Trinity Church in London.
10. Shakespeare’s plays have been translated into every major modern language and his plays have been performed more than any other playwright in history.
2. Fill in the gaps.
1. William Shakespeare is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the _______ _______ although a great deal of mystery surrounds his life.
2. After ______ ________ death in 1603, the new King ______ issued a royal patent to the ______ __________company.
3. The company built a new theatre on the ______ bank of the River ______ in London.
4. Shakespeare’s plays began to be published in _____.
5. Shakespeare’s ______ warns of a curse upon anyone who disturbs his _______ .
6. Shakespeare’s plays were performed ______ by the Lord Chamberlain’s company from _____.
3. Correct the mistakes.
1. William Shakespeare was an American poet and famous artist.
2. It’s documented that Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in the center of Scotland.
3. He was probably educated in Stratford in the central Grammar School and then there is no record of him until he married Elizabeth Hathaway in 1589.
4. The couple had three children.
5. Seven years passed known as Shakespeare’s Lost years where there’s no documented record of him until he was noted as a part of the Stratford theatre scene in 1592.
6. Although it’s unknown when he began writing, Shakespeare’s plays were performed solely by the Lord Chamberlain’s company.
7. Shakespeare wasn’t one of the actors of his own plays.
8. William Shakespeare’s works consist of 154 plays and 38 poems.
Evaluation
Beginning (2)
Developing (3)
Accomplished (4)
Examplary (5)
Score
Content
The information is not clear or does not support the task in any way.
There is a lot of information that is not clearly connected to the task. There are no images enclosed.
Sufficient information that relates to the task, but some material doesn`t correspont to the task. Parts of the presentation are not connected well enough.
Abundance of material. All the material strictly corresponds to the task and meets the requirements. The content is structured. The information is presented in a clear logical way.
Composing
No Clear focus, structure or elaboration. No central idea. Text is disorganized.
Maintains clear focus and structure. No elaboration. Central idea is clear, but could be organized better.
Maintains clear focus, structure. Some elaboration. Central idea is clear and delivered in an organized text.Shows some unity and organization.
Establishes and maintains clear focus, structure and elaboration. Central idea is clear and delivered in an organized text. Shows unity and organization.
Speaking Skills
Inaudible or too loud; no eye contact; speech tempo too slow/fast; uninterested monotone speech.
Muttering; little eye contact; uneven speech tempo; little expressiveness.
Clear articulation but not polished.
Balanced articulation, clear pronunciation; proper volume; steady speech tempo; good posture and eye contact; enthusiasm; confidence.
Spelling / Grammar
Untyped. Over 6 spelling or grammatical mistakes. Poor vocabulary. Inappropriate use of words.
4-6 spelling or 1 grammatical mistakes. Words are nonspecific and redundant.
No more than 3 spelling or grammatical mistakes. Good vocabulary.
No spelling or grammatical mistakes. Perfect vocabulary.
Sentence Formation
Incomplete sentences. Hard to follow writer's thought. No standard word order.
Complete sentences and easy to follow writer's thoughts. Standard word order.
Sentences are formed completely and express writer's thoughts.
Sentences are formed completely and are appropriately mature to express writer's thoughts. Some expressiveness is also achieved with the help of word order.
Style
Writer has no language control. Writing is dull with no sentence variation.
Writer controls language, shows some vividness with selected vocabulary, information. Good sentence variety.
Writer shapes and controls language most of the time, shows vividness most of the time, uses selected vocabulary, information, and sentence variety.
Writer purposefully shapes and controls language to affect reader. Writing shows vividness with selected vocabulary, selected vocabulary, selected information, and sentence variety.
Audience Response
Incoherent; audience lost interest and could not determine the point of the presentation.
Some related facts but went off topic and lost the audience; mostly presented facts with little or no imagination.
Presented facts with some interesting "twists"; held the audience's attention most of the time.
Involved the audience in the presentation; points made in creative way; held the audience's attention throughout.