Poet Scavenger Hunt

Using the internet, find answers to all of the following questions and put them in a Word document.

Once you have done that, find 3 poems by your poet and cut and paste them into a word document. You must include the source for all of your answers!

1. Birth date:
2. Birth place:
3. Date of death:
4. Cause of death:
5. Age of death:
6. Parents' names:
7. Parents' jobs:
8. Other info about parents:
9. Spouse(s):
10. How was his/her marriage(s):
11. Childrens' names:
12. When was first poem published?
13. Most famous poems?
14. Main themes in poetry?
15. Education (HS, College, etc):
16. Other jobs:
17. Artistic influences:
18. Awards:
19. Famous friends:
20. Hobbies:
21. What type of personality did he/she have? Explain:
22. Significant life events:
23. What made his/her poetry unique:
24. What was going on in the USA/world when his/poetry was most popular?
25. What causes did he/she fight for?
26. What school/genre of poetry would he/she fall under?
27. Did he/she have any "rival" poets? Who?
28. What poetic devices did the poet use most?
29. Did the poet write other things? (novels, essays, etc):
30. Physical description:
31. List anything else significant/interesting about your poet.

Much Ado - Finish Study Guide / Review Game / Quizlet

1.  Finish your Much Ado Study Guide (due at the end of the hour).

2.  Email to hughesrory@gmail.com 15 Powerpoint slides (questions and answers)  to be used in the review game.  Make them challenging and use the basic format.

3.  Work on Shakespearean terms at Quizlet to 90% proficiency.

Much Ado Song/Rap/Poem

So far we have read or watched through Act III of the play. In an effort to better understand the play, you and your partner(s) will be writing a 12-line verse on a specific scene. In the verse you are to:

+Identify the characters, setting, and situation
+Shed light on what the scene reveals about key characters
+Shed light about how the scene advances the plot
+Shed light about how the scene addresses the greater theme of “the Battle of the Sexes”
+Shed light on what makes the scene funny

I will come around and assign your scene.

HINT: Use the Sparknotes Link on the right side of the screen to get scene summaries!

Thurston survey

Click on survey.

Shakespeare Terms & Much Ado Terms

One of the greatest challenges to understanding and appreciating Shakespeare is vocabulary. Today you will be familiarizing yourself with general Shakespearean terms and the terms you locate in Much Ado About Nothing.

1. Master the general Shakespearean Quizlet terms here.
2. Create a Quizlet account and create a set of terms for your Much Ado vocab.