Where Art Thou Marbles?

A Homemade PowerPoint GameBy:

Laura RosenRadford University

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“Where art thou marbles William

Shakespeare?” While running late to the opening night of one of his plays at the

Globe, William Shakespeare slipped in a mud puddle. Banging his head on a rock, Shakespeare falls unconscious. When he wakes, Shakespeare is mortified; not only is he late for opening night but he can’t remember what play it was. Shakespeare begins to panic. He can’t remember any of his plays!

“Romeo and…Othello? No, no that’s not right. Much Ado about Julius Caesar? Oh no!”

Please, you’ve got to help! As you can see, William Shakespeare has truly lost his marbles. Before he can go to opening night at the Globe, we have to help Shakespeare collect his plays’ scripts and learn about his life so that no one suspects anything. You will need to gather 6 Scripts from Shakespearean fans and fellow Globe actors located around the city. Once you’ve collect 6 you can guide Shakespeare back to the globe at the center of the map. Hurry, before he misses his play!

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Directions* The goal of the game is to collect 6 Scripts by William Shakespeare to return to him so he’s able to remember and get to the Globe.

* To play the game you have to roll the dice to leave the Globe. Choose the direction you wish to move in. When you land in a spot it will have a color and number which correlates to a specific question (see “Categories”); if you answer the question correctly you are able to roll again. If you get it incorrect you must stay in this spot till you successfully answer the correlating question. There are two “horse carriages” that can be used to get a free ride to any of the 6 Scripts without having roll or answer questions.

* To win the game you have to collect all 6 Shakespearean Scripts and begin making your way back to the center of the map, the Globe. Once on the path to the Globe, you must roll the exact amount in order to enter and win.

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Game PreparationNeed: one die, print out of game board, a personalized game piece for

each player, enough Scripts for 6 to each player, and the PowerPoint Game: “Where Art Thou Marbles?”

Game Board: Use the game board provided in the PowerPoint. Magnify and print out the slide; paste onto a piece of cardboard if desired.

Game Pieces: Each student, in order to participate, must bring in a small item that will represent them on the game board. (need to specify as to the size according to how large game board is)

Categories: Print out a copy of this slide to have available for viewing during the game.

Scripts: Print and cut out the necessary amount of Script images for the players. A second option is to use small post-it notes or scrap pieces of paper.

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All teachers and students at non-profit

schools can use, revise, or adapt this game at will at no

cost on the condition that all prior

designers are cited.

• Originally designed by Laura Rosen, Radford University, November 6, 2008 with the title “Where Art Thou Marbles?”.

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Educational Objectives• Audience

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• Subject Area Objectives– Students will be able to….

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Copyright• Copyright 2003 Firstname Lastname

• Permission to copy this game at no cost is granted to all teachers and students of non-profit schools.

• Permission is also granted to all teachers and students of non-profit schools to make revisions to this game for their own purposes, on the condition that this copyright page and the credits page remain part of the game. Teachers and students who adapt the game should add their names and affiliations to the credits page without deleting any names already there.

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• Use this slide as the “headquarters” for players when they play the game.

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