1. { Shakespeare Research Project Time to Get to Know Another Amazing Author from... A Long Time Ago in a Country Far Away...

2.  2.3 Respond to a variety of print texts  2.3.2 – Evaluate the verisimilitude, appropriateness and significance of print texts  3.1 Determine inquiry or research requirements  3.1.2 Plan inquiry or research, and identify information needs and sources  3.2 Follow a plan of inquiry  3.2.1 Select, record and organize information  3.2.2 Evaluate sources, and assess information  3.2.3 Form generalization and conclusions  3.2.4 Review inquiry or research process and findings  5.1 Respect other and strengthen community  5.1.2 – Appreciate diversity of expression, opinion and perspective Curriculum Outcomes

3. Reason for Doing this Project...

4. Digital Citizenship A key form of social responsibility in today’s day and age. “Digital citizenship is a term that describes how a person SHOULD act while using digital technology and has also been defined as ‘the ability to participate in society online’.” It is also “ defined as the norms of APPROPRIATE, RESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOR with regard to technology use.”

5. Digital Citizenship cont’d 1.Digital Access: full electronic participation in society. 2.Digital Commerce: electronic buying and selling of goods. 3.Digital Communication: electronic exchange of information. 4.Digital Literacy: process of teaching and learning about technology and the use of technology. 5.Digital Etiquette: electronic standards of conduct or procedure. 6.Digital Law: electronic responsibility for actions and deeds. 7.Digital Rights & Responsibilities: those freedoms extended to everyone in a digital world. 8.Digital Health & Wellness: physical and psychological well- being in a digital technology world.

6. When using technology, one MUST... Respect Your Self/Respect Others – Etiquette – Access – Law (i.e. It is against the law to take a picture of someone and post it without their permission.) Educate Your Self/Connect with Others – Communication – Literacy – Commerce Protect Your Self/Protect Others – Rights and Responsibility – Safety (Security) (i.e. PRIVACY SETTINGS; everything put on the internet is PERMANENT) – Health and Welfare

7. Digital Citizenship ASSIGNMENT Assignment: To research information about the author who has inspired millions and confused just as many... William Shakespeare. Purpose: – To display digital citizenship by researching/educating your self through reliable and trustworthy websites. – To respect the authors of such websites by citing and sharing your findings.

8.  THUS, 1. For this assignment, each of you will research a key aspect of William Shakespeare’s biography. 2. You will chose a topic (slip of paper) randomly from a box. 3. You will then create 6 questions to research for that topic. What, Who, Where, When, Why and How? Shakespeare Research Project

9. 4. You will then be required to find information from at least 3 reliable/trustworthy websites. 5. Once you have found information you can trust, you must paraphrase that information in your own words on 1-2 ppt. slide. 6. You will also be required to have a RESOURCES (Bibliography) slide that includes all of your accurate and trustworthy sources. Shakespeare Research Project

10. 7. When done, come and tell me your ID number and, together, we will find your project and combined it with all our contributions to construct a CLASS CREATED Slideshow about Shakespeare. Shakespeare Research Project

11. Project Sample Just to give you an idea of what I am expecting...

12. The Married Life of William Shakespeare Who: According to several reliable sources, William Shakespeare was married to... When: They were married on... Where: How: They were married for... What: Why:

13. Resources 1.http://www.shakespeare- online.com/biography/shakespearemarriage.htmlhttp://www.shakespeare- online.com/biography/shakespearemarriage.html 2.Second Source 3.Third Source DO NOT LIST GOOGLE as your source... Google has over a trillion websites. Saying that you got it from google is plagiarism, because you have no proof of EXACTLY where you found it. You must list the URL of the actual website!

14.  Content:/5  Clear  Paraphrased  Placed in an organized manner on ppt.  Research Process:/10  Questions created  Questions answered with quality information  Quality Websites Found:/5  3 quality website URLS on placed on the RESOURCES slide.  TOTAL:/20 Shakespeare Research Project RUBRIC

15. When evaluating the quality, accuracy and reliability of a web site, check these basic points: Author or Contact person or Institution – usually located in the header or footer Copyright Date – usually located in the footer Date of creation or revision – usually located in footer Link to local home page – usually located in either header or footer Domain – the last segment of the "root" of the URL (for example, http://www.berry.edu) http://www.berry.edu Intended audience (Who is it meant for?) – determined by examining the body Purpose of the information (Is the majority of the text/site valuable to your purpose?) – determined by examining the body NO Blogs (Comments) or Wikis! – Do not ever source Wikipedia in a research paper; it is a combination of people’s opinion rather than proven opinion Appearance – If there are too many advertisements, too much color, or too many pictures and not enough text than it is a good bet that this is a homemade site that is personally biased.

16. William Shakespeare Topics William Shakespeare’s childhood (where he grew up, his siblings, his parents) William Shakespeare’s marriage William Shakespeare’s children The Globe Theatre Life in the 16 th century (clothing, food, important events, etc.) Queen Elizabeth I and her connection to Shakespeare William Shakespeare’s death and last Will and testament William Shakespeare’s play Romeo & Juliet William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet William Shakespeare’s play Othello William Shakespeare’s play Twelfth Night William Shakespeare’s play Taming of the Shrew