Renaissance Webquest
The Elizabethan Era (1558-1603): A Web Quest "I may not be a lion, but I am a lion's cub, and I have a lion's heart!”
- Elizabeth I, Queen of England 1558-1603
Introduction:
To fully appreciate Shakespeare’s works, it is important to learn about the time period in which his works were written. This assignment requires students to investigate life during the Elizabethan Era (the 16th century) in England. The investigation will enable students to understand the people, places, and events of the Elizabethan era and, in effect, provide a deeper appreciation of Shakespeare’s play Hamlet. This assignment will also help students understand how society influences literature.
As students navigate through the websites provided below, the questions included under each topic heading will serve as guides – it is up to each group to gauge what material is essential and necessary to share with classmates. You will present your information to the rest of the class.
Task:
Each student will be assigned to a group of at least four members. Each group will investigate a specific topic and will do a presentation to teach the rest of the class about the topic researched. The final product will be a group slideshow created via Powerpoint Presentation system.
Method:
Once groups are determined, students will decide which topic below they are interested in covering. Topics can only be covered by one group each, so select a backup choice to research if the group’s initial selection is taken.
General Information on Elizabethan Period:
http://www.elizabethi.org/contents/
http://www.schools.ash.org.au/immanuel/htm/elizabethan.htm
http://www.britainexpress.com/History/Elizabethan_life.htm
http://www.elizabethan.org/compendium/
http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/index.htm
Topic A: Clothing and Appearance of the Elizabethan Period
What were the typical clothes for people during the Renaissance? What did the upper classes wear? What did the lower classes wear? What were the cosmetics of the era? What were hairstyles like? Are there any elements of dress from that era that are still in use today?
Elizabethan Cosmetics http://www.elizabethancostume.net/paintedface/index.html
Elizabethan Hair http://www2.springfield.k12.il.us/schools/springfield/eliz/hairstyles.html
Men's Fashion http://www2.springfield.k12.il.us/schools/springfield/eliz/mensfashion.html
Women’s http://www2.springfield.k12.il.us/schools/springfield/eliz/womensfashion.html
Elizabethan Clothing (overview) http://www.elizabethancostume.net/index.html#world
More General Information http://www.rmg.co.uk/explore/sea-and-ships/in-depth/elizabeth/the-queen's-court/body-and-dress/*/viewPage/4
Even More Information http://www.cwu.edu/~robinsos/ppages/resources/Costume_History/elizabethan.htm
Topic B: Elizabethan Health and Medicine
What were the sanitation/health conditions? What did people do when they fell ill? What were common medical treatments and medicines? What was the Bubonic Plague and how did it affect society?
http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizabethan-medicine-and-illnesses.htm
http://www.articlesbase.com/medicine-articles/medicine-in-elizabethan-england-485130.html
http://www.william-shakespeare.info/bubonic-black-plague-elizabethan-era.htm
http://www.learner.org/interactives/middleages/health.html
http://www.swopnet.com/engr/londonsewers/londontext1.html
Topic C: Youth, School, Entertainment, and Diversions of the Elizabethan Period
What were the forms of popular entertainment during this era? What did people do in their free time? What was a school day like for a student in the Renaissance? Who attended school in this period?
Life in Elizabethan England http://renaissance.duelingmodems.com/compendium/
What Every Schoolboy Knows http://scrtec.org/track/tracks/f02043.html
Children and Childhood http://scrtec.org/track/tracks/f02043.html
Schooling http://library.thinkquest.org/3588/Renaissance/Town/Education.html - anchor321628
Life of a Child http://library.thinkquest.org/3588/Renaissance/Town/Children.html
Children and Childhood http://elizabethan.org/compendium/40.html
Elizabethan Fencing http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~wew/fencing.html
Elizabethan Card Games http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~wew/T attershall-tb/cards.html
Topic D: Food and Drink of Elizabethan Times
What were the typical foods of the era? Be sure to include meats, vegetables, and fruits. What were typical drinks? What methods were used to cook food? What methods were used to serve food? Did the common people eat the same as the wealthy?
http://www.elizabethi.org/us/food/
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/cariadoc/recipes_introduction.htmlfood link
http://elizabethan.org/compendium/46.html
http://renaissance.dm.net/compendium/38.html
http://www.renaissance-spell.com/Renaissance-Food.html
http://tudorhistory.org/topics/food/
http://www.the-tudors.org.uk/tudor-food-recipes.htm
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/cariadoc/cooking_from_primary_sources.html
Topic E: Elizabeth I and Gender Roles in the Elizabethan Era
When did Queen Elizabeth I come into power? How long was she in power? Who was her father? Who succeeded her? What was her reign like? What was the status/role of women within this era? (Married? Single?) What work did women do at the time?
British History. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/elizabeth_i_queen.shtml
Elizabeth I, queen of England. http://www.bartleby.com/65/el/Elizbet1Eng.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/elizabeth_i_queen.shtml
Elizabethan women. http://www.elizabethi.org/us/women/
The role of women. http://www.william-shakespeare.info/elizabethan-women.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/tudors/poverty_01.shtml
http://elizabethan.org/compendium/9.html
Topic F: The Elizabethan Theater
What were the various venues at which a play could be viewed? What was the price of admission at the theater? Who went to the theater? How long were performances? How were the actors paid? What type of people could become actors in Shakespeare’s day?
http://www.springfield.k12.il.us/schools/Springfield/eliz/Globe.html
http://www.william-shakespeare.info/william-shakespeare-globe-theatre.htm
http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/about-us/history-of-the-globe
http://www.shakespeareinamericancommunities.org/education/elizabethan-theater
http://www.globe-theatre.org.uk/elizabethan-theatre.htm
http://www.springfield.k12.il.us/schools/Springfield/eliz/costumes.html
- Elizabeth I, Queen of England 1558-1603
Introduction:
To fully appreciate Shakespeare’s works, it is important to learn about the time period in which his works were written. This assignment requires students to investigate life during the Elizabethan Era (the 16th century) in England. The investigation will enable students to understand the people, places, and events of the Elizabethan era and, in effect, provide a deeper appreciation of Shakespeare’s play Hamlet. This assignment will also help students understand how society influences literature.
As students navigate through the websites provided below, the questions included under each topic heading will serve as guides – it is up to each group to gauge what material is essential and necessary to share with classmates. You will present your information to the rest of the class.
Task:
Each student will be assigned to a group of at least four members. Each group will investigate a specific topic and will do a presentation to teach the rest of the class about the topic researched. The final product will be a group slideshow created via Powerpoint Presentation system.
Method:
Once groups are determined, students will decide which topic below they are interested in covering. Topics can only be covered by one group each, so select a backup choice to research if the group’s initial selection is taken.
General Information on Elizabethan Period:
http://www.elizabethi.org/contents/
http://www.schools.ash.org.au/immanuel/htm/elizabethan.htm
http://www.britainexpress.com/History/Elizabethan_life.htm
http://www.elizabethan.org/compendium/
http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/index.htm
Topic A: Clothing and Appearance of the Elizabethan Period
What were the typical clothes for people during the Renaissance? What did the upper classes wear? What did the lower classes wear? What were the cosmetics of the era? What were hairstyles like? Are there any elements of dress from that era that are still in use today?
Elizabethan Cosmetics http://www.elizabethancostume.net/paintedface/index.html
Elizabethan Hair http://www2.springfield.k12.il.us/schools/springfield/eliz/hairstyles.html
Men's Fashion http://www2.springfield.k12.il.us/schools/springfield/eliz/mensfashion.html
Women’s http://www2.springfield.k12.il.us/schools/springfield/eliz/womensfashion.html
Elizabethan Clothing (overview) http://www.elizabethancostume.net/index.html#world
More General Information http://www.rmg.co.uk/explore/sea-and-ships/in-depth/elizabeth/the-queen's-court/body-and-dress/*/viewPage/4
Even More Information http://www.cwu.edu/~robinsos/ppages/resources/Costume_History/elizabethan.htm
Topic B: Elizabethan Health and Medicine
What were the sanitation/health conditions? What did people do when they fell ill? What were common medical treatments and medicines? What was the Bubonic Plague and how did it affect society?
http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizabethan-medicine-and-illnesses.htm
http://www.articlesbase.com/medicine-articles/medicine-in-elizabethan-england-485130.html
http://www.william-shakespeare.info/bubonic-black-plague-elizabethan-era.htm
http://www.learner.org/interactives/middleages/health.html
http://www.swopnet.com/engr/londonsewers/londontext1.html
Topic C: Youth, School, Entertainment, and Diversions of the Elizabethan Period
What were the forms of popular entertainment during this era? What did people do in their free time? What was a school day like for a student in the Renaissance? Who attended school in this period?
Life in Elizabethan England http://renaissance.duelingmodems.com/compendium/
What Every Schoolboy Knows http://scrtec.org/track/tracks/f02043.html
Children and Childhood http://scrtec.org/track/tracks/f02043.html
Schooling http://library.thinkquest.org/3588/Renaissance/Town/Education.html - anchor321628
Life of a Child http://library.thinkquest.org/3588/Renaissance/Town/Children.html
Children and Childhood http://elizabethan.org/compendium/40.html
Elizabethan Fencing http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~wew/fencing.html
Elizabethan Card Games http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~wew/T attershall-tb/cards.html
Topic D: Food and Drink of Elizabethan Times
What were the typical foods of the era? Be sure to include meats, vegetables, and fruits. What were typical drinks? What methods were used to cook food? What methods were used to serve food? Did the common people eat the same as the wealthy?
http://www.elizabethi.org/us/food/
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/cariadoc/recipes_introduction.htmlfood link
http://elizabethan.org/compendium/46.html
http://renaissance.dm.net/compendium/38.html
http://www.renaissance-spell.com/Renaissance-Food.html
http://tudorhistory.org/topics/food/
http://www.the-tudors.org.uk/tudor-food-recipes.htm
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/cariadoc/cooking_from_primary_sources.html
Topic E: Elizabeth I and Gender Roles in the Elizabethan Era
When did Queen Elizabeth I come into power? How long was she in power? Who was her father? Who succeeded her? What was her reign like? What was the status/role of women within this era? (Married? Single?) What work did women do at the time?
British History. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/elizabeth_i_queen.shtml
Elizabeth I, queen of England. http://www.bartleby.com/65/el/Elizbet1Eng.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/elizabeth_i_queen.shtml
Elizabethan women. http://www.elizabethi.org/us/women/
The role of women. http://www.william-shakespeare.info/elizabethan-women.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/tudors/poverty_01.shtml
http://elizabethan.org/compendium/9.html
Topic F: The Elizabethan Theater
What were the various venues at which a play could be viewed? What was the price of admission at the theater? Who went to the theater? How long were performances? How were the actors paid? What type of people could become actors in Shakespeare’s day?
http://www.springfield.k12.il.us/schools/Springfield/eliz/Globe.html
http://www.william-shakespeare.info/william-shakespeare-globe-theatre.htm
http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/about-us/history-of-the-globe
http://www.shakespeareinamericancommunities.org/education/elizabethan-theater
http://www.globe-theatre.org.uk/elizabethan-theatre.htm
http://www.springfield.k12.il.us/schools/Springfield/eliz/costumes.html