John R. Lewis Library: Macbeth: 12th Grade English: Shakespeare's Life

Shakespeare Research Presentation Assignment

Shakespeare's Life

Guiding Questions

What do we really know about Shakespeare's life?
- How do we know?
What are details about Shakespeare's life that experts speculate about?
- Are there different ideas?

Article

Sanna, Ellyn. “Shakespeare, William.” William Shakespeare, Chelsea House, 2002. Bloom's Literature, online.infobase.com/HRC/Search/Details/1618?q=shakespeare, william. Accessed 16 Jan. 2018.

Books to Investigate:

Shakespeare by Peter Chrisp; Steve Teague (Illustrator, Photographer)
Call Number: 92 Shakespeare
ISBN: 078948336x
Publication Date: 2002-02-13
Visual and informative text. Great place to pull out details.
William Shakespeare by Pamela Hill Nettleton
Call Number: 92 Shakespeare
ISBN: 0756508169
Publication Date: 2005-01-01
A longer read--good place to skim. Excellent timeline of Shakespeare's life in the appendix.
Shakespeare by Michael Rosen; Robert R. Ingpen (Illustrator)
Call Number: 92 Shakespeare
ISBN: 0763615684
Publication Date: 2001-10-15
Check out the Chapter called "Shakespeare: The Facts."

Works Cited on this Page:

Chrisp, Peter, and Steve Teague. Shakespeare. Rev. ed., New York, DK Pub., 2004.

Hill Nettleton, Pamela Hill. William Shakespeare: Playwright and Poet.
Minneapolis, Compass Point Books, 2005.

Rosen, Michael, and Robert Ingpen. Shakespeare: His Work and His World.
Cambridge, Candlewick Press, 2001.

Sanna, Ellyn. “Shakespeare, William.” William Shakespeare, Chelsea House, 2002. Bloom's Literature, online.infobase.com/HRC/Search/Details/1618?q=shakespeare, william. Accessed 16 Jan. 2018.

William Shakespeare: Mini Biography. Biography, 2012. Youtube, youtu.be/
geev441vbMI. Accessed 24 Jan. 2018.