Fun Shakespeare Lesson Plans: Webhunt Questions for Shakespeare Online

The interview was going badly. Mr. Nohire at Bootlick high refused to smile, not even when I told him about the time I let students throw plastic Easter Eggs at me every time I pronounced Machiavelli. I had nothing to lose. I stood up and removed the fun Shakespeare lesson plans I had stored inside my pants, waved them in his face and shouted, "Listen here Mr. Nohire. I have in my hands the William Shakespeare of fun Shakespeare lesson plans. My favorite includes web research questions for the William Shakespeare of William Shakespeare websites, and I won't tell you the name of the William Shakespeare of William Shakespeare websites unless you hire me."

Mr. Nohire never found out about my Shakespeare Online lesson plans.

These questions can be answered with a simple Google search. The above mentioned sites are a good place to start for noninternet savvy students.

1. Provide the following biographical information on William Shakespeare: birthdate, birthplace, his first school, Shakespeare's parents?
2. List five histories, five tragedies, and five comedies Shkespeare wrote.
3. Write a 3-5 sentence summary for one play from each category.
4. What is the theme of sonnet 60?
5. List five Romeo and Juliet essay topics.
6. Take a Shakespeare Quiz. Record your score.
7. Write down the web address of five different Shakespeare websites and give a brief summary of what each contains.
8. How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?
9. What is the opening line to Sonnet 18?
10. Why did Shakespeare's theater close in 1592?
11. What was Shakespeare's first play and when did he write it?
12. What were the names of Shakespeare's twins?
13. What was Shakespeare's first published play?
14. List at least one famous quote from 10 different plays.