Shakespeare and the Elizabethan Era Name: Elizabeth Ziegler School: Whitmer High School Workshop Location: Timberstone Jr. High Title of Companion Action Plan: Shakespeare and His Times Grade Level: 9th Grade Curriculum/Subject Area: Language Arts Specific Topic: Life in the Elizabethan Era This pathfinder will allow students to locate background information on the life and times of William Shakespeare. Students will research various aspects of daily life during the Elizabethan Era, such as: Queen Elizabeth I, education, medicine and health, law and punishment, clothing, entertainment, religion, theatre, and social structure. By learning about Shakespeare's life and the society in which he lived, students will gain an appreciation of the time period in which Shakespeare's plays were written along with a better understanding of the plays themselves. Dewey Numbers: 822, 355, 391, 796, 792, 941, 641 Subject Headings; Shakespeare. Elizabethan England. England-social life and customs-16th century. Great Britain--History--Elizabeth, 1558-1603. Theater-- History. Books An Historical Guide to Arms & Armor 355.8 B Historical Costumes of England 391 B Sports and Pastimes through the Ages 796 M The Worlds of Shakespeare 822.3 C Shakespeare: His Work and His World 822.3 R Will Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre 822.3 W Life in Elizabethan Days 942D Elizabethan England 942.05 A What Life was Like in the Realm of Elizabeth 942.05 W Shakespearebs World and World: an Encyclopedia R 822.3 S Shakespeare A to Z R 822.33 B Horizon Cookbook & Ill. History of Eatery & Drinking Through the Ages 641.54 H Elizabethan Life 941.055 R Elizabethan England 942.05 A Weapons: an International Encyclopedia R 355.8241 W The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Costume and Fashion R 391 C Shakespearebs Theatre 822.3 L Shakespeare Alive! 822.3 P All Things Shakespeare: an Encyclopedia of Shakespearebs World R 822.3 O Encyclopedia of World Biography v.14 R 920.03 E William Shakespeare B Shakepeare Shakespeare B Shakespeare Web Sites Life in Elizabethan England Elizabethan England Elizabethan Life Shakespearebs Life and Times Web Sites for Teachers Elizabethan England Teacher Resources Infohio Electronic Resources Britannica On-line "William Shakespeare" Britannic On-line "Elizabeth I" Media Resources Shakespeare, a Mirror to Man (videocassette - WLS Media Center) Time, Life and Works of Shakespeare (videocassette - WGTE)