BY REQUEST

TERM 3 GROUP PROJECT

To date, much of what is known about Shakespeare is the result of careful research into the life and times of the bard.
In Term 3, you will be conducting some research into some relevant aspects of Elizabethan times that will hopefully help to unravel the enigma surrounding the works and life of William Shakespeare.
This project work will carry 30 marks and is due on the FIRST AMSND lesson in Term 4. Your group will be assigned topics to research a question at random.


Your completed project should include three things, namely:

A Powerpoint presentation for class viewing during the first week’s lesson.
(Max: 15 slides) (10 marks)
A A4 booklet compiling all the information you have managed to uncover.
(Max: 15 pages of 2 sides each OR 30 pages, single sided) (10 marks)
and
An A3 presentation board (vanguard sheet or plastic corrugated board) that summarizes the pertinent points of your research project. This board will be put up on display in the Literature Room for perusal by any interested parties. Again, please decorate the display board as you deem fit.
(Max: 1 side of the chosen board) (10 marks)


You must include the source of your information
Website : http://www.shakespeare.com/, reference book etc.

Your research may incorporate information from the play itself, any reference books as well as the Internet. Plagiarism will be penalized.
The use of visuals, while not compulsory, will enhance your presentation. The research questions will be assigned at random to different groups. Minimum FOUR and maximum FIVE persons per group.


Assignation of project questions:

Yi Hong Yang Rong Noelle Wu Yi
Research how Elizabethans viewed fairies. Was this part of the plot more consistent with the Athenian world or the Elizabethan world?

Boon Hee Allan Lim Joshua Kwek Jia Jing
Research and identify the Elizabethan celebration activities for Midsummer Nights, June 23rd. Explain how the activities carried out on Midsummer Night relate to what happens in the play A Midsummer Night’s Dream.


Teresa Cheng Hui Qian Hui Christina Clarisse Fiona(?)
Research and discuss how Elizabethans viewed marriage. Who made decisions about whom young women of means were to marry? Were there any repercussions for those who refused to marry or be married off?

Yeh Wen and company
Describe in your own words as much as possible the genre of court masque in Elizabethan times and explain how A Midsummer Night’s Dream fits this genre.

Marcus and company
Research and identify the Elizabethan celebration activities for Midsummer Nights, June 23rd. Explain how the activities carried out on Midsummer Night relate to what happens in the play A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Lin Bing and company
Research and discuss how Elizabethans viewed marriage. Who made decisions about whom young women of means were to marry? Were there any repercussions for those who refused to marry or be married off?

Alicia Wee and company
Research and discuss how Elizabethans viewed marriage. Who made decisions about whom young women of means were to marry? Were there any repercussions for those who refused to marry or be married off?

Yan Yun and company
Research and identify the Elizabethan celebration activities for Midsummer Nights, June 23rd. Explain how the activities carried out on Midsummer Night relate to what happens in the play A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Yan Yan and company SUBMITTED *Thank you, ladies :)
Research the world of Athens. What would the lives of Athenians such as those in the play have been like?

Genevieve and company
Research how Elizabethans viewed fairies. Was this part of the plot more consistent with the Athenian world or the Elizabethan world?

Esther and company
Describe in your own words as much as possible the genre of court masque in Elizabethan times and explain how A Midsummer Night’s Dream fits this genre.

Chrystal and company
Research the world of Athens. What would the lives of Athenians such as those in the play have been like?

Sherri and company
Research how Elizabethans viewed fairies. Was this part of the plot more consistent with the Athenian world or the Elizabethan world?