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Introduction

Nearly four centuries after his death, everybody has heard of William Shakespeare.= But did you know that he was

famous in his time. Yes, back in the day, Bill was big news and his death was cove= red by the news media of his time. But suppose today’s media had covered = the story….

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Task

You are the editorial staff of the Elizabethan People. Your task is to create a special e-zine issue covering the death of William Shakespeare in PowerPoint presentation.

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Process

You will be placed in a group of five, where you wi= ll decide on your role as magazine correspondents. The roles that you will dec= ide on are the following:

· = Editor

· = Royal Correspondent

· = Historian<= /p>

· = Lifestyle Correspondent

· = Theater critic

Click on the above links to discover your individual task for this quest. After your research, you will write an arti= cle to submit to the editor for publication. All articles will be combined to create your magazine.

Although your articles will be based on factual information, feel free to be creative when writing your articles.

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Evaluation

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K= ill Bill--1616 WebQuest Rubric

CRITERION FOR EVALUATION	“Earth = hath swallowed all my hopes.” 1 =	“I bite= my thumb at you.” 2 =	= “There’s much to do with hate but more with love= .” = ; 3 =	“All we= ll that ends well.” 4 =	Score =
Qual= ity of Research	No questions are answered OR questions are answered with no supporting facts from Web Sites.	Not all quest= ions are answered OR questions are answered and minimally supported by facts f= rom Web Sites.	All questions are answered and mostly supported by facts from Web Sites.	All questions= are answered and fully supported by facts from Web Sites. <= /p>
Effectiveness Of Presentation	Presentation minimally contains information that is easily readable with points arrang= ed in a logical order. Article has many mistakes in spelling and grammar. Si= mple sentence structure.	Presentation somewhat contains information that is easily readable with points arrange= d in a logical order. Article contains more than five errors in spelling and grammar with little variation in sentence structure.	Presentation mostly contains information that is easily readable with points arranged = in a logical order. Article contains les than five errors in spelling and gram= mar and uses adequate variation with sentence structure.	Presentation fully contains information that is easily readable with points arranged i= n a logical order. Article has no errors in spelling and grammar, and shows advanced sentence structure.
Individual Contribution by performing= the following WebQuest Activities: • Gathered information from Web Sites (internet) = • Analyzed information gathered • Participated in group discussions = • Created a portion of the presentation (PowerPoint) <= o:p>	Minimal or no participation in all activities.	Somewhat participated in all activities OR fully participated in a few activities.=	Mostly participated in all activities OR fully participated in most activities. =	Fully participated in all activities.
Demonstrates understanding of all sides of the issue. (as supported e-zine on PowerPoint Presentation)	Article minim= ally contains background information, and little creativity in writing. <= /o:p>	Article somew= hat contains background information, and some effort in creativity.	Article mostly contains background information, and considerable creative effort.	Article fully contains background information, and outstanding creative effort.

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Conclusion

You have made your deadline! The issue will be on newsstands soon. Now that you know more about Shakespeare’s life and death, you can now see their significance and importance in his work.

"To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow; a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more: it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing."

--From Macbeth (V, v, 19)

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Teacher Page

Subject Area: English/Language Arts

Grade Level: 9^th=

http://www.alsde.edu/= html/CoursesOfStudy.asp

Alabama Course of Study—= ;9^th Grade English Language Arts

1.   &n= bsp;     Apply strategies to interpret textual, functional, and recreational written materials.

2.   &n= bsp;     Exhibit the habit of reading for a substant= ial amount of time daily, including assigned and self-selected materials at the= ir independent and instructional levels.

3.   &n= bsp;     Demonstrate reading improvement gained through substantial amounts of daily reading.

4.   &n= bsp;     Recognize cultures and genres represented in selections from world literature.

5.   &n= bsp;     Recognize the styles of commonly anthologized authors of world literature.

7.   &n= bsp;     Critique literature, student writing, and various presentations.

9.   &n= bsp;     Determine levels of usage.

13.   &= nbsp;   Employ study skills effectively.

14.   &= nbsp;   Ask appropriate questions in search of information.

15.   &= nbsp;   Synthesize information for reports.

17.   &= nbsp;   Conduct individual research using all aspects of the research process.

18.   &= nbsp;   Demonstrate responsible use of others’ ideas.

19.   &= nbsp;   Demonstrate proficiency with available technology and software in the oral communicatio= n, research, and writing processes.

20.   &= nbsp;   Evaluate personal style in approaching the reading and writing processes using teach= er and peer feedback.

23.   &= nbsp;   Write in a variety of modes for different purposes and audiences.

24.   &= nbsp;   Use a variety of sentence structures in writing.

25.   &= nbsp;   Organize paragraphs in a variety of patterns.

26.   &= nbsp;   Write to clarify ideas and organize thinking.

28.   &= nbsp;   Produce a final draft by using the writing process with peer and teacher assistance= .

Alabama Course of study Social Studies—9^th Grade

1. Compare aspects of the Renaissance cultur= e in Italy and Northern = Europe.

• Humanism

• Arts and literature

• Intellectual development

• Advances in technology

Alabama Course of study Technology—9^th Grade

Multimedia Authoring

29. Apply appropri= ate techniques for producing multimedia products.

Examples:   brochures, newspapers, slide presentations, web pages, digital or video presentations<= /p>

Presentations

33.    Demonstrate proficiency= in presenting digital information.

Example:         = web pages, video segments, multimedia presentations, and publications.

Digital Media=

34.    Use appropriate on-line resources for research.

Examples:   on-line databases, electronic card catalog, search engines, AVL

35.    Apply appropriate techn= iques for information retrieval.

·= ;      Boolean operators

Examples:   AND, NOT, +, -

·= ;      Key words

36.    Identify useful informa= tion from a search.

37.    Take notes and paraphra= se from a search.

Learner Information:

To complete this WebQuest the students will need to = know basic word processing, web searching techniques, and Microsoft PowerPoint. =

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Created by: Denice Williamson and Debbie Williams

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Introduction

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Task

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Click on the above links to discover your individual task for this quest. After your research, you will write an arti= cle to submit to the editor for publication. All articles will be combined to create your magazine.

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Evaluation

Qual= ity of Research

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