Shakespeare Internet Scavenger Hunt

Answer the following questions based on what you find on the corresponding websites. You may have to do a little searching once you find the page, but all answers are on the site attached to the blue links in each question.  Good Luck!

1. From when to when did Shakespeare live?

2. In what region is Stratford-on-Avon located?

3. What war occurred in Shakespeare's time and why was it fought?

4. Name one contemporary (someone who lived at the same time) of Shakespeare. When did he/she live? What did he/she do?

5. What was the name of the theater that Shakespeare worked in?

6. Name two plays that were performed in the rebuilt theater's opening season in 1997.

7. Describe what is painted on the "Heavens" above the stage proper.

8. Name two comedies and the name of one character in each. (Name of the character cannot be a name in the title of the play.)

9. Name two histories with the name of a character in each. (Name cannot be a name in the title of the play.)

10. Name two tragedies with the name of a character in each. (Name cannot be a name in the title of the play.)

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Comic Strip

I thought it would be fun to do something the day before Spring Break that we haven't done to this point on our blogs!! I found this website where you can create your own comic strip--fun!!

You need to go here and follow directions to create it. The only way I have found to get it to your blog is to do an 'apple+shift+4' and highlight the comic strip itself (after you have finished it and chosen the 'print/email' icon). It will then be on your desktop and you can insert just like any picture we have put on our blogs in the past.

Of course, you must keep them school appropriate!! Have y'all heard that request at all from me this year??!!?? ;)

Have fun!!

Also, hope you have an AWESOME Spring Break!! Be safe--and SMART!!!

But I DID Pay My Bills!!

What would you do if you came home and your home was no longer yours?  Go here.  After you have read this article, go to your blog and tell me what you think about it!  Make sure you tell me how you would handle the situation and whether or not you think it could happen to you!

Road Trip 2010

It's almost Spring Break...and in a few months you will be out on your own. There is a good chance you will be taking some vacations in your near future.  How many places have you been outside Childress, Texas? Some of you have traveled a lot; others probably have not been more than 100 miles from Childress. Either way, I am sure there are places that you would like to visit.

For this post, you are going to put together a road trip. Money is NOT an issue. The only rule is that the places you go have to be accessible by car (no planes or ships). That doesn’t mean you cannot go outside the US, just that you are able to get there by driving (i.e., Mexico, Canada).

Find five cities, landmarks, amusement parks, ballparks, museums, colleges, etc. that you would like to visit. Take your time…surf the web and do some real searching—don’t just pick the first five places that pop into your head. Then use mapquest to help you plan your trip (you may use another website if you know of one that is better). If you use mapquest, use the "Directions" box on the main page of the site to find the distances between places and then use that info to find the total distance of your trip. If you use another website the information boxes may be different, but you still need to find distances between places and then a total distance from start to finish. NOTICE: your stop and start place will be Childress--but you do not come home between destinations...hence, ROAD TRIP!!
For each of your Road Trip destinations, you need to include pictures (limit 3 per destination) and some information on places of interest you would visit—don’t copy and paste an entire website of information. All information needs to include a link to the website on which you found it—ASK if you do not know how to do this!!!

You have two class periods to work on this, so don't just rush through it.  This is supposed to be fun! It is an opportunity to maybe plan a trip that you will someday actually take…so no griping!! ☺