This is a presentation of a partner lesson involving proper research for a Shakespeare project infographic.

1. Shakespeare Project
Task 2 Collaborative Lesson
LaRae Thornton SLMS
Jason Martin Drama Teacher
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2. DRAMA 1 STANDARDS
TAHSAI.6 Researching cultural and historical information to support
artistic choices
a) Explores the use of cultural and historical information in character
development
b) Examines research methods used by professional actors and
actresses
c) Implements meaningful research efforts in developing formal and
informal theatre performances
TAHSAI.8 Examining the roles of theatre as a reflection of past and
present civilizations
a) Examines theatrical performance conventions from a variety of
historical periods
b) Explores cultural influences on acting, theatre, and human
interaction
c) Applies appropriate historic and cultural data during the
performance of a character in formal and informal theatrical
pieces

3. STANDARDS FOR THE
21st-Century Learner
AmericanAssociationofSchoolLibrarians
1. Inquire, think critically, and gain knowledge.
2. Draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply
knowledge to new situations, and create new knowledge.
3. Share knowledge and participate ethically and productively
as members of our society.
4. Pursue personal and aesthetic growth.

4. SHAKESPEARE ASSIGNMENT
Research Assignment #3 – Shakespeare’s plays
Choose one of the following plays by William Shakespeare to research
and use the following method of display your research. You should
include the following information: A synopsis of the play, when it was
written and any historical information that ties in with the play,
famous quotes from the play, and information about the performance
of this play throughout history. The assignment is due by March 4.
1) Make an online infographic using https://magic.piktochart.com
Choose from these plays: The Tempest, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, The
Merry Wives of Windsor, Measure for Measure, The Comedy of Errors,
Much Ado About Nothing, Love's Labour's Lost, A Midsummer Night's
Dream, The Merchant of Venice As You Like It, The Taming of the Shrew,
All's Well That Ends Well, Twelfth Night, The Winter's Tale, Pericles, Prince
of Tyre, King John, Richard II, Henry IV, Parts 1and 2, Henry V, Henry VI,
Parts 1,2,and 3, Richard III, Henry VIII, Troilus and Cressida, Coriolanus, Titus
Andronicus, Romeo and Juliet, Timon of Athens, Julius Caesar, Macbeth,
Hamlet, King Lear, Othello, Antony and Cleopatra, Cymbeline.

5. What is proper research?
We are going to go to several websites. This is a link that will
take you to several links that you can view at home since many
sites are blocked by the school filter.
http://www.symbaloo.com/mix/l1-properresearch
Identify
Find
EvaluateApply
Acknowledge

6. What is fair use?
1.
• Identify the purpose and character of use
• Is it commercial or non-profit?
2.
• Identify the nature of the use
• Is it for education?
3.
• Look at the amount of use
• Is it text or media? How much material can I use?
4.
• Look at the effect of my use of the material
• Will my use have an effect of the market of © material?

7. How do I know if a website is
reliable?
Here are some things you need to know:
• Don’t get your information from wikipedia.com, but you can
look at their primary resources and go to those for more
reliable data.
• A tilde(~) in a URL means that this is a personal website…these
are not always reliable, unless they are written by a well
respected academic peer.
• Look at the end of the address: Is it one of these?
• .org .com .sch .k12 .edu .gov .ac
• .mil .net .co
• You can check the history of a site using www.archive.org
• Who is the author, when was the site last updated?

8. Lesson 1b: GOOGLE SEARCHES
How do I search effectively using Google.com?
• Word order matters
• Include key words
• Every word is important
• Use the natural sequence of a phrase
What would be some key words for this assignment?
_____________ _________________ _______________
Google is only as good as the search terms you choose to use.
You can also try advanced google.

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Use Advanced
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If your browser does not show this icon, type in
‘advanced search’ into the search engine box

10. If you are looking for something
that has several terms and you
need to find them all the you use
this search box.
If you are needing a specific term or an
exact phrase then you will need to type
them into this box.
If you need to find several things
then you need to use this box.
You can eliminate
distracting terms by
typing them in this
box.

11. Where can I find the WCHS
online catalogue?
Choose Wayne County High
School
Choose Media Center

12. You can search the online
catalogue and Galileo; however
we are going to use Google.

13. How do you search for images
that are labeled for reuse in
Google?
Notice I used Image:------

14. How can I see images I can use?
Click Here
The following search terms appear…..

15. What is a Boolean operator?
• There are three basic operators when doing a search:
• AND
• OR
• NOT
• AND tell the search parameter must contain all the elements
requested such as: blue AND sky
• OR can widen results by connecting similar concepts or
synonyms such as: flu or cold
• NOT is used to exclude terms from your search, this can
narrow you search such as: cold NOT flu
• “ “ Can be used to search for an exact phrase

16. Citation Rules
Here are some examples of online citation using MLA:
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/
Please note I will require the URL’s to be included http://etc
For images you need only link the image/object to the original
source or list the source below the image/object.

17. Summary Cards
LET’s GET STARTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
• Sign into your Gmail account and take
the quiz I have emailed you.
• Create a folder: Shakespeare Group #
• Save all resource URL’s in a document
• Save all images as jpegs

18. Lesson 2: MAGICPIKTOCHART
https://magic.piktochart.com/users/sign_up
Write down your username, etc.
Uncheck this box!!!!!!

19. Pick out the type of display and
scroll down to choose.