Name: ______________________ Ms. Caraang English II Honors

Outside Reading Assignment Shakespeare: The World as Stage – Ch 1 & 2 (pg 1-44)

CH. 1 Directions: Chapter one discusses the three most well known portraits of “Shakespeare”, which are included below. Take notes on the key aspects of each (as explained in the text), as well as any speculation that may surround their existence.  

“The Chandos Portrait”: Purchased by the Earl of Ellesmere (1747).

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“The Droeshout Engraving” (1623)   NOTES  

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                     _____________________________________________________________________  CH 2 Directions: In the second chapter we get a look at Shakespeare’s “Early Years”. This includes information about his personal life as well as historical information about England in the mid-1500s. USE ADDITIONAL PAPER to create and complete the chart below. Be sure to use complete sentences and include page numbers/citations for reference.

FACTS: Mid-1500s England

FACTS: Shakespeare’s Early Life

MYSTERIES: Shakespeare’s Early Life

1. 1. 1. 2. 2. 2. 3. 3. 3. 4. 4. 4. 5. 5. 5.

NOTES: 1. England FACTS can include (but are not limited to):

√ Government/monarchy √ Health √ Education √ Religious practices

2. Shakespeare FACTS should be things that have been/can be proven. o Ex: “In 1564 England had a population of between three million and five million – much less than the

three hundred years earlier…” (22). This was a result of the plague. 3. Shakespeare MYSTERIES are those details that people are unsure about or cannot be proven. These details cause

doubt or confusion o Ex: His birth date is uncertain since he was born under the old Julian calendar: “…what was April 23 to

Shakespeare would to us today be May 3” (25).

Exceeds/4 Meets/3 Approaches/2

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Ch 1: I include multiple key details and speculations regarding each photo. Ch 2: I create a complete chart documenting new information for each topic. I use complete sentences and properly cite each detail.

My notes cover the entire reading section.

Ch 1: I include a key detail and speculation regarding each photo. Ch 2: I create a complete chart documenting new information for each topic. I use complete sentences.

My notes cover the entire reading section.

Ch 1: I include a key detail or speculation regarding each photo. Ch 2: My chart is incomplete in some way. However, I use complete sentences. My notes don’t cover the entire reading

section.

Note:  Less  than  a  2  is  “Incomplete”  and  must  be  revised  for  credit,  as  explained  on  the  Honors  Contract.  

Shakespeare @ Holy Trinity Church (1623)   NOTES