Elizabethan Slideshow Activity 

Get set! You are about to embark on an exciting journey back in time. You’ll get to find
out just what everyday life was like for people like young Will Shakespeare, including
what it was like to go to school, to work, or to the theater. In addition, you’ll learn about
foods, fashions, language, medical practices, even superstitions popular at this time in
history, and much more!

Assignment: ​The objective is to learn about Shakespeare’s world of Elizabethan England and
to create a slideshow of information teaching the class five important facts about each topic.
Everyone will choose ONE topic and conduct a web search for information and pictures to share.
Be sure to complete the “Select an Elizabethan Topic!” link to let everyone know what your
focus will be. Each student will create one slide in the show with their interesting findings. If
you have the same topic as a classmate, be sure to collaborate so information is not repeated in
our final presentation.

Steps:

1. Review the following topics and select one, or create one of your own!
● Queen Elizabeth, the Queen that named an Age
● Elizabethan occupations, sports, games, and pastimes
● Elizabethan fashions
● Food, music, words, phrases, and money—Elizabethan Style
● Elizabethan feasts and festivals
● Elizabethan education and schools
● Love, dating and marriage, as practiced by Elizabethans
● Medical practices and superstitions of the Elizabethan Age

2. Search the web for facts, pictures, and information about your topic and save the content
that you will want to post on your slide. You will need at least five facts and an image,
Be sure to note the websites where you find useful information. You will need to cite
your sources in APA format.

3. Create a slide on our Class Slideshow. Give your slide a title, post at least five facts and
an image for your topic. Be sure that if your topic is shared with another classmate, that
you have not duplicated the information or image. Complete the slide with “by Your
Name.” and References (APA citations for where the information was found).
 Slideshow Rubric 
_____ Slide Title (1 Point)

_____ By Line(1 Point)

_____ References in APA Style (2 Points)

_____ Five original facts related to the topic (5 Points)

_____ Image related to the topic (1 Point)

_____ Grammar/Mechanics/overall presentation (2 Points)

_____ TOTAL: 12 Points