Shakespeare on Facebook

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1. Create a Facebook account for William Shakespeare if you opt to create your page online. Be sure to complete all the components. If you decide to create a page on a display board, model it similarly to the way it is arranged on Facebook and include all the different components.

2. Research a biography of Shakespeare. Complete the information on all components listed. Do not forget to list favorite books, foods, or anything else that might be specific to this time period.  Be sure to make a list of friends who actually lived during this time. Your page should include five quotes with a brief interpretation of each. Pick out a favorite sonnet of Shakespeare and give a brief sysnopsis of the sonnet. Include photos. You may include pictures of possible friends who lived during the time of Shakespeare. Think about including photos of movie posters of some of Shakespeare's works that have been produced as movies or series.

3. Create five comments to post on his wall. Two comments should be related to the videos downloaded below. Analyze the clips and state what you think, especially the controversy that surrounded some of his works.

4. Download a video that relates to one of the works of Shakespeare. It can be a clip about a particular scene or a summary of a play or movie. Take the role of a critic and critique the selection. If you are creating a display board, give the link for your clip with the synopsis.

5. Create an event and extend an invitation to the opening of one of Shakespeare's plays at the Globe Theater. Give a brief synopsis of the play in your invitation. Your synopsis should include a list of characters.