Becoming a Shakespeare Expert

Using the following links you will obtain the information needed to complete this project.

Explore the following topics:

A day in the life of Shakespeare
The Renaissance
Superstition and the Supernatural
Foreigners and Immigrants
The status of women
Family life

Elizabethan England

Shakespeare Resource Center

Life in Tudor England

The People, The Life

Elizabethan Era

Elizabethan Art - Met Museum

Your presentation must have the following:
An introduction to the subject which provides prevalent background information
Subtopics/subheadings
Modern examples that clearly illustrate the meaning of each topic
Accompanying music that depicts the mood
Each slide (6) must have pictures/images that support the explanations
No slide should have paragraphs - no member should read from slide

Persuasive Speech

The following links have been compiled to help you find a topic and information for your persuasive speech:

Opposing Viewpoints Database

Gale Student Resources in Context

Global Issues Database

Persuasive Speech Topics - this is a website that has many ideas for topics - if you choose one off this list, you may want to use the above databases to search for information about it.
You can search by subject or keyword on each of the 3 databases.

If you need help - please ask for assistance!!!!!

BIOGRAPHY PROJECT

For this assignment, each student will receive the name of an individual who made a significant contribution to American society.
Assignment Purposes:
To come to understand how a particular person's experiences can illuminate our understanding of the period and circumstances in which he/she lived.
To learn to do research of the sort professional historians do; locating, examining, and using appropriate source materials, and presenting one's findings to readers.
The finished project should be 4 to 5 pages in length consisting of the following:

Assignment:
Biographical Sketch:
a) A factual account of the person's life, emphasizing aspects that are of historical significance.
b)Provide evidence and explanation of the person's historical contribution(s) and significance.
Evidence must be documented with references and citations to sources.
How and why is this person considered to be important?
What does her or his life tell us about the times in which he/she lived; about important social, scientific, cultural, economic, or political developments; about the United States at the time?
Annotated Bibliography:
You are to create a list of reliable and relevant sources that illuminate your person's life and contributions. This list should include the sources that you used forthis project as well as others that you can identifiy that may be available for research.
To get started with your research - you will find the following helpful:

Worldcat - a catalogue of material in libraries around the world- create a free account to use this site.

Library of Congress - search materials of your person - clicking the links provided will give you info you need for your anotated bibliography

Smithsonian - History & Culture

United States Holocaust Museum

National Archives - follow the link for general public access

Famous People.com

Biography.com

Student Resource Center - remote use password: "empirelink"

Biography Resource Center - remote use password: "empirelink"

SUPA Classes:

SUPA People::::: use the following link to access the library @ Syracuse
Using your Syracuse ID - use the links available to find information for your project.

Syracuse Library

Your paper should be 5 to 6 pages in length - consisting of the 2 parts explained above.