English III – Mrs. Munarriz Shakespeare Scavenger Hunt Handout

Team Members (and numbers each student is responsible for)

1. ________________________

2. ________________________

3. ________________________

4. ________________________

Rules

1. Scavenge with your group. Do not share answers with other groups.

2. Connect the item with Shakespeare and offer specific information. All you need is one specific connection. Facts can be presented in bullet form.

Fact Sheet and List of Works Consulted

1. Using the information you found with your group, prepare your own, individual Fact Sheet and List of Works Consulted.

2. The Fact Sheet should have the MLA heading. Identify each numbered item with information you found in the library. Information should be presented clearly, but it does not need to be composed into sentences.

3. Use a parenthetical citation at the end of each item to show the source of your information.

4. Number your pages using the MLA method which requires your name and the page number in the upper right hand corner of each page after the first.

5. The last page should be the List of Works Consulted. It should follow the format in the MLA guide.

Items to Identify and Connect to Shakespeare

1. Comedy:

2. Tragedy:

3. Shakespearean Scholar (and something he/she said):

4. Tudor:

5. Stuart:

6. Richard Burbage:

7. Royal Shakespeare Company:

8. King James I:

9. A major event that occurred in Shakespeare's lifetime:

10. A review of a current film:

11. Christopher Marlowe:

12. Sonnet:

13. Quarto:

14. Queen Elizabeth I:

15. A review of a current play:

16. Something about Shakespeare that has been in the news in the last five years (other than a review of a film or play):

17. Humanism:

18-20. Three facts about the structure and/or practices of the theater during Shakespeare's career:

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Assessment

This assignment will be a double quiz grade. You will be evaluated as a group for completion of the assignment and for your Works Consulted list, and as individuals for your use of MLA Style in your individual research. You may use on-line sources, but cite them appropriately. Absolutely no encyclopedia sources may be used. Be sure to paraphrase, as plagiarism will be penalized.