Shakespeare and His World

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Unit	Essential Questions	Content	Skills and Processes	Assessment	Resources	Multicultural Dimension
Shakespeare and His World	*What historical and cultural forces informed Shakespeare's work and how?	selection of Shakespeare’s histories, tragedies, comedies Shakespeare sonnets Elizabethan history and culture Primary sources from the Renaissance	Direct class discussion Develop critical abilities as readers Improve skills as writers of critical and creative prose Develop the vocabulary necessary to critique drama Have a good time reading, viewing, and discussing the texts Prepare and team teach a play to the class Individually present a Shakespeare sonnet to the class Apply principles of unguided peer reviewing and metacritical self-review for both content and style Use techniques of active reading, class note-taking, and test-taking Learn how to formulate a research thesis, find and organize research materials, outline a research paper, and write a paper incorporating sources according to MLA guidelines.	midterm exam final exam reading quizzes fall semester research paper explication analytical motif paper collaborative teaching day sonnet presentation	see website for resources	*We examine Elizabethan attitudes about national identity, race, and gender