Wed April 1: Shakespeare hypertext assisgnment

Today's class involves follows upon the earlier "research" on the world of William Shakespeare  and the task is to create a hypertext document on this topic.

This is to be a short multi-paragraph piece of writing (use Microsoft Word) of approximately 300-400 words.
        The document is to be five paragraphs in length and each paragraph must contain at least one hyperlink. Each hyperlink should add information or clarify and idea or extend understanding or make connections to similar ideas or topics

        You can use a hyperlink to connect your hypertext to: wikipedia articles, youtube videos, blogs, news articles, dictionary definitions, images, music etc (only one youtube and one wikipedia hyperlink may be included in your hypertext)

         In Word, right click when you want to create a hyperlink , click "hyperlink" and enter the text to be displayed in the box at the top and url in the address line at the bottom.

          So...the topic is the world of William Shakespeare It has to be five paragraphs long and each paragraph must deal with a different aspect of the topic above. The paragraphs just have to be connected to Shakespeare in some way and do not need to be connected any more than that.

Suitable sub-topics./paragraphs could be:

William Shakespeare,
Romeo and Juliet
Queen Elizabeth
Elizabethan England
the Globe Theatre
sonnet
The Spanish Armada
Stratford-Upon-Avon, England
Christopher Marlowe
Stratford, Ontario (the city)
The Stratford (Ontario) Festival
Richard Burbage
bear-baiting
The Reformation
Anne Hathaway
groundlings
London, England
Kenneth Branagh
Baz Luhrmann
Shakespeare's comedies 
The plague,
Shakespeare's histories
Puritans
Francis Bacon
Shakespeare's tragedies
William Shakespeare and Oak Island

                                      , ..........basically anything you can relate to the man himself. Be creative in your topics and in your hyperlinks...be brave and come up with one of your own among the five

          Complete,, print/hand in and put digital version in appropriate hand-in folder


         An example of a hypertext paragraph is written below:
      
         Two of the most famous giants of Western culture were born in Stratford. One was a actor/ playwright who wrote thirty seven plays and became the most famous writer ever. He was popular in life and even more popular in death. In fact, his work is still studied all over the world hundreds of years later. The other icon was also born in Stratford , but, this time in the Stratford in Ontario, Canada. He too was popular in life and had many fans all over the world. His work was examined and studied and debated passionately. He too remained popular and in the news, even this week . It truly is a remarkable coincidence that these two cultural giants were born in a city with the same name over four hundred years and three thousand miles apart.

     now, create your own

Paragraphs 2-4 should follow this model

#13 We should / should not study Shakespeare in 2015 b/c...

complete in five sentences

#12 to me , Shakespeare is....

finish the statement in two sentences

the introductory paragraph

Lord of the Flies intro paragraph example

Small Group Novel choice

check out the six small group novel choices.....in your blog,list your top three choices....in order

A News Story - Lord of the Flies Style

                                                             A Shocking Discovery!
                                                                  by I.McGuchan

          A British naval officer made a shocking discovery yesterday when he discovered a group of English schoolboys gone savage on a remote Pacific island. While the entire story is unknown at this time, it is clear that the boys who ranged in age from approximately five to thirteen had been living on the island for some time and had resorted to violent acts. The boys appeared dishevelled and traumatized by their experience on the island, which seemed devoid of adult supervision. Further details are sure to emerge over the coming days regarding the exact nature of the events on the island.

         While the boys were not allowed to speak to the reporters present, the officer who first discovered the boys did make this statement: "Terrible things seem to have taken place on this island. Our investigation over the next few days while reveal exactly what has transpired and who is to blame. What is clear at this point is that a group of English schoolboys had let themselves and their country down very badly." With those words, the officer marched off to makeshift shelters where the investigation was to begin. Stay tuned for further news from this potentially shocking story of an island paradise which was anything but.

#11 The Simpsons and Lord of the Flies

How was it like Golding's version? / How was it not like Golding's version?

pick one of the above and explain in five sentences

Thursday March 12

in library, today's order of business:

1. look over the example from literacy test on graphic text (we'll take up tomorrow)

2. today's main task is to create a trading card on your chosen / assigned character from yesterday      (further instructions will be provided)
  try to complete by tomorrow (1/2 period computer time tomorrow)
There are templates online you can use or you can create your own (preferable)

3. if / when complete, in the hand in folder, explain the ending to Lord of the Flies (in three to five sentences ) that you would rather have seen. Perhaps it is a dramatic change or minor tweaking. Explain your improvements to Golding's conclusion.

#10 you and the Lord of the Flies

give the book a mark out of 10 on your scale of "likeability"....explain your reasoning

#9 the end of the novel

good ? bad?  appropriate? explain in a minimum of five sentences

#8 Lord of the Flies favourite character

who? why ? explain.....five sentences