Tour Guide to Shakespeare's England

Created by

Barb Meyer, Clintonville High School, Clintonville WI

Mary Creapeau, Shawano Community High School, Shawano, WI

Tammy Louison, Community High School, Shawano, WI

Introduction / Task / Process / Resources / Evaluation / Conclusion / Additional Resources

Introduction

Tour exciting London, England! Experience Renaissance music! Visit Shakespeare's Globe Theatre as you lure travelers to join your London travel group in Elizabethan times. As tour guides your purpose is to entice visitors through a sales presentation. As a tour guide you will travel with your group to see the sites of London. The highlight of the trip will be attending a Shakespearean play at the Globe Theatre.

Tasks

1. Each student will work in a cooperative group 2. Each member of the group will research one of the four categories listed below:
	a. City of London during Elizabethan times (must include a map & points of interest) b. Everyday Life of the People (customs, food, entertainment, map, laws of the time) c. Globe Theatre d. Elizabethan English
3. Each tour group will create a presentation (oral, video, PowerPoint or HyperStudio) which will convince your fellow classmates to join your tour to London. In addition to these four categories, the tour group presentation must include the following: a. Tour group brochure (include the four categories) b. Delivery of a memorized soliloquy c. Renaissance music
4. Each group member will critique each group presentation using rubric criteria (see evaluation).

Process

1. Students will be divided into cooperative groups

2. Individual group members will chose one of the four categories
listed in number 2 of Tasks (all categories must be researched
and presented)

3. Each student will formulate the following information on 4x6
note card for each site:

A. Bibliography card

1. author

2. title of the article within the web page

3. title of the web page

4. date web page

5. date web page was accessed

6. web address (URL)

B. Note cards

1. label cards according to topic areas

2. take notes from sites to support your task; one topic per card

3. organize cards by topic

4. As a group collaborate to create a tour guide presentation

5. Deliver the tour guide presentation

6. Critique all other group presentations

Resources

	Life in Elizabethan England	Virtual Renaissance
	Early Music Archives	Elizabethan Life
	City of London	Renaissance Instruments
	Other Shakespearean Sites	Language of Shakespeare
	Chill with Will	Music of the Renaissance
		Shakespeare's Globe

Evaluation & Assessment Presentation

"Thou…"	"infectious full gorged vassal"	"saucy plume-plucked mammet"	"frothy beef-witted canker-blossom:"	"churlish fly-bitten baggage"
Shakespearean Critique	4 Exemplary	3 Advanced	2 Adequate	1 Minimal
Content	In depth coverage	Clearly communicates the message	Some elements are weak	Some elements are missing
Graphics	Highly varied Engages the audience Complement message	Varied graphics Engages listener Complements message	Graphics complement the message	Graphics used minimally to communicate the message
Sound	Highly varied Engages the listener	A variety of sound engages listeners	Sound engages the listener	Some sound is used
Delivery	Highly varied communication skill. Well rehearsed Shows ease in delivery	Good eye contact, varied communication, rehearsal time is shown in delivery	Limited delivery skills. Some rehearsal time indicated	Minimal communication skills, little eye contact, minimal rehearsal indicated
Salesmanship	Full tour and turning down ticket requests	Sold out	Tour on schedule but profit margin low	Trip cancelled!
	High energy, stimulating, entices the audience	Varied presentation, creating interest and enthusiasm	Complete and interesting	Little interest from audience, limited variety
Total

Travel Brochure

Shakespeare Says…	"Peace good tickle brain" 4	"Reverent braggart" 3	"I shall take you for idleness itself" 2	"Rude unpolished hind" 1
Content	In depth coverage of task	Appropriate to convey the message All elements included	Conveys the message All element included	Message unclear with elements of task incomplete
Layout	Graphic variety that grabs the reader’s attention, dynamic organization	Varied and interesting format, graphics and content organized to draw reader’s attention	An interesting format using some graphics	Limited graphics, poorly organized, little interest created in format
Writing Skills	No mistakes in spelling, grammar, and punctuation, clear purpose and sense of audience	No more than 3 minor mistakes with clear purpose and sense of audience	More than three minor mistakes that do not interfere with the message, has sense of audience and purpose	Multiple mistakes—distracting from the message with little sense of audience or purpose
Creativity	Highly engaging	Varied and appealing	Some variety	Lacking interest and audience appeal
				Total

To View Wisconsin Standards addressed in this WebQuest,

click here.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You are now a certified travel agent to the Elizabethan times. Through your tour you have visited the Globe Theatre, explored Shakespeare's London, listened to Renaissance music, unlocked the key to Shakespeare's language, and come to an appreciation of the past.

Additional Resources

Anne Shakespeare's Letters

How to Write Like Shakespeare 

Shakespeare Links

Language of Shakespeare

Elizabethan Teacher Resources

Other Shakespeare Sites

Shakespeare for Teachers and Students

English History Links