Winter Break Assignments--Due January 13, 2014

Complete the following and submit on Monday, January 13, 2014:

• Reading quiz for Acts I-V of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
• Read the play over the break in preparation for class discussions in January
• Outline both ShakespeareinAmericanCommunities.org and Bardweb.net assigned sections (for questions or clarifications e-mail jcarmicl@lausd.net)

Sample Outline for ShakespeareinAmericanCommunities.org and Bardweb.net

I. The Life of William Shakespeare is very interesting. (1564-1616) (shakespeareinamericancommunities.org) (this web address would NOT be included in the outline)

A.   Shakespeare was not destined for greatness and yet he is the most performed and read playwright in the world; he was not born into a noble family.

1.     He did not marry into wealth.

2.     His talent as an actor was modest.

3.     His success depended on royal patronage.

4.     His plays are still read and performed today.

a.     Many of his plays are taught in schools.

b.     Students find his writing interesting because the stories are told well.

B.    Shakespeare was born to a glove maker and tradesmen and to a daughter of a farmer; his birth was recorded as April 26 but is actually April 23.

1.     His father was good in crafting leather for skilled workers.

2.     His mother complimented the family by knowing farming skills.

3.     Elizabethan babies were baptized three days after their birth so the actual birth is three days before the baptism.

II.  The Elizabethan Age is very historical.

            A.  Elizabeth I ascends to throne in 1558.

                        1.  She had a forty-five year reign.

                        2.  London was a major power in Europe.

                                    a.  Culture and commerce were important for city development.

                                    b.  Learning and literature thrived in London.

            B.  Queen Elizabeth I’s reign is significant to England’s subjects.

                        1.  She made concessions to Catholic sympathizers.

                        2.  In 1588 the Spanish Armada was defeated.

                        3.  She funded Drake’s circumnavigation of the globe and Raleigh’s

                             exploration of the New World.

III. Elizabethan Theater is representative of the entertainment in Shakespeare’s time.
(Students complete this section using the model in I. and II.)

IV. Shakespeare in America portrays the influence the Bard still has on our country today.
(Students complete this section using the model in I. and II.)

V.  Shakespeare’s Works (bardweb.net) (must be a complete sentence) (this web address would NOT be included in the outline)
(Students complete this section using the model in I. and II.)

VI. The Globe Theatre (bardweb.net) (must be a complete sentence) (this web address would NOT be included in the outline)
(Students complete this section using the model in I. and II.)

NOTES:

(each paragraph of each section is outlined individually)

(this is a sentence outline; no phrases may be used; all topics and subtopics must be sentences)