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Shakespeare and His Society
AcTIvITy 4.3
Learning Targets
• Analyze information about Shakespeare and his society in response to research questions.
• Write an explanatory text explaining research and provide basic bibliographic information about sources.
• Use varied sentence structure in writing.
Preview
In this activity, you will read an informational text and other sources to answer research questions.
Setting a Purpose for Reading
• As you read, underline words and phrases that answer the research question, Who was Shakespeare?
• Circle unknown words and phrases. Try to determine the meaning of the words by using context clues, word parts, or a dictionary.
Informational Text
Shakespeare’s Life from The British Library
The Key Dates
1564 Shakespeare born in Stratford-upon-Avon.
1594 Joins Lord Chamberlain’s Men. Titus Andronicus, first quarto, published. 1599 Globe playhouse built.
1603 Death of Elizabeth I. Accession of James I.
1613 Shakespeare’s writing career over.
1616 Shakespeare dies in Stratford-upon-Avon.
1623 Publication of the First Folio.
1642 Civil War closes the theatres.
1660 Theatres reopen with restoration of Charles II.
1769 Garrick’s Shakespeare Jubilee in Stratford-upon-Avon.
1780 Garrick’s library arrives in British Museum.
1828 George III’s library arrives in British Museum.
1858 Quartos purchased from Halliwell-Phillipps.
2003 93 British Library Shakespeare quartos digitised.
2009 Digital Shakespeare quarto editions completed (107 quartos in total).
AcAdeMIc vocAbULAry
When you refer to a source in
research, you are referring to a
place from which information
comes or is obtained. Sources
must be evaluated and cited
to avoid plagiarism.
Unit 4 • The Final Act 255
LeArNING STrATeGIeS: Shared Reading, Diffusing, Paraphrasing, Summarizing, Note-taking, Brainstorming, Drafting
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