A+Look+at+the+English+Rennaissance

Welcome to the Renaissance! **(CP English 12 - 240 points) **  **You are about to embark on a journey back in time! **


 * Destination: ** Renaissance England during the reign of Good Queen Bess and the Golden Age of playwright William Shakespeare.

(three source minimum – no WIKIPEDIA or ASK.com or sites of that nature!). Your group will also provide a handout to be copied (by me!) and given to your classmates
 * Task: ** With partners, you will be assigned one of these topics to research and present to the class. You will give a PowerPoint together to teach the rest of the class about your topic. All partners are responsible for their **own** 2-3 page essay that will include a works cited page

There are some questions under each topic that must be answered, but don’t stop at only those. The better you cover the topic, the better your overall final grade will be.

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__William __ __Shakespeare__
 * -What was his childhood like?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-Education, siblings, parents’ occupations
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-Married life
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-Children, wife, time he spent with his family
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-Plays and poems
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-Popularity, when and why did he write them (there are a lot so just pick three plays that you find to be particularly interesting)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-Why do some scholars believe Shakespeare didn’t write all his plays?

__<span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Elizabeth I __
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-What was her childhood like?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-Mary (sister), Anne Boleyn (mother), Henry VIII (father), her time in the Tower of London
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-How did she get to the throne and keep it?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-Remained unmarried, played with other countries
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-What was her impact on the English Renaissance? What did/do people think of her?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-Drama, art, peace

__<span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Life of the Court __
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-What was their life like?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-Food, entertainment, clothes, family life, jobs, marriage, education, role of men and women, “health-care” (dentists, doctors, barbers)

__<span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Life of the Commoner __
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-What was their life like?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-Food, entertainment, clothes, family life, jobs, marriage, education, role of men and women, “health-care” (dentists, doctors, barbers)

__<span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The Globe __
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-When was it built and by whom?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-Why is this theatre important?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-Plays performed, who owned it, group of actors that used it
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-Explain parts of the building

__<span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Music and Other Forms of Entertainment __
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-What did people do and where did people go for entertainment?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">What types of people went where?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Name some of the famous musicians of the time (can include artists who are NOT English but lived during Queen Elizabeth’s reign)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-Explain some of the games children played

__<span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Theatre __
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-What was going to the theatre like? How were plays advertised?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-Name some of the theatres open during the Renaissance (don’t include The Globe)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-What were some other forms of entertainment that used the theatre building?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-When (time of day, days of the week) were plays performed? Why?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-When were theatres shut down? Why?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-Explain what actors used as; costumes, sets, props, sound effects, lighting
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-Who was allowed to act?

__<span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">James I __
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-What was childhood like?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-Mary, Queen of Scots (mother), Elizabeth I (cousin and predecessor to English throne)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-What was his reign like?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-What did he do for the Renaissance? What did people think of him?

__<span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Magic, superstitions, and ghosts __
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-How did people view magic? Witches? Ghosts?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-How did they come up with who was a witch?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-Characteristics, gender, lifestyle
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-Pay extra attention to ghosts and what the Renaissance thought of them.

__<span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Words/phrases that originated in the Renaissance __
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-From Shakespeare
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-From Marlowe
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-King James Bible
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">-Original meaning vs. current meaning?