Elizabethan+Times


 * =Elizabethan Times=

Elizabethan Era Poster

 * This activity will help to familiarize you with various parts of the culture of the Elizabethan times.

Choose a topic from the following list to research. Research your topic in order to answer the questions listed for your topic. Feel free to research more, and add additional questions that you will answer on your poster.

Create a 1-2 page poster answering the following questions and presenting the information in a creative format using text boxes, text, and visuals (pictures, maps, diagrams, timelines).

Expository Writing CD CD CM
 * Your answers should include 2 CD's (concrete details) and 1 CM (commentary) for each question.***

PLEASE DO NOT COPY AND PASTE INFORMATION - write your poster text in your own words.**


 * __Crime, Punishment, Law, and the Courts__
 * **Why were people jailed ?**
 * **What types of punishment were common?**
 * **What were the jails like?**
 * **What types of crimes were committed the most?**
 * **How was this different from today?**
 * __Education in Elizabethan Times__
 * **Who went to school in the Elizabethan Times?**
 * **What was school like?**
 * **What subjects were studied?**
 * **What was a school day like?**
 * __Plagues and Sicknesses in the Renaissance__
 * **What was the Black Death?**
 * **How many people were affected by plagues?**
 * **What other common sicknesses were around in the Renaissance?**
 * **What were some common medical practices?**
 * __Employment and Guilds in the Renaissance__
 * **What is a guild?**
 * **What were some of the common jobs during the Renaissance?**
 * **What types of jobs did women have?**
 * **How does the job market back then compare to now?**
 * __Women, Children, and the Household__
 * **What was the common age for marriage?**
 * **How was a household run?**
 * **What were the roles of women and children in Elizabethan society?**
 * **How do the roles of women today compare with those of the Renaissance?**
 * __Fashion during the Renaissance__
 * **What were the differences between rich women's clothes and common women's clothes?**
 * **What did children wear?**
 * **What kinds of hairstyles, shoes, and make-up were worn?**
 * **How did the royal men dress differently than the common men?**
 * __Housing in the Elizabethan Times__
 * **What was the main structure of most castles?**
 * **What were most structures built out of?**
 * **How were household furnishings different from today?**
 * **What types of structures were common?**
 * __Queen Elizabeth__
 * **What was Queen Elizabeth's childhood like?**
 * **What important things did she do as queen?**
 * **What is she best remembered for?**
 * **What was Queen Elizabeth's life like?**
 * __The War with Spain__
 * **What was the Spanish Armada?**
 * **Describe the weapons and the ships involved in the Spanish/English war?**
 * **What were some of the important battles?**
 * **What was the war about?**
 * __Pastimes, Sports, and Entertainment__
 * **What sports were played in the Elizabethan times?**
 * **How did people entertain themselves?**
 * **What types of things did women do that men didn't do?**
 * **What importance was hunting to the Elizabethans?** ||
 * **Research the topic you have chosen. Here are some websites, but you may use other quality websites too.**

Elizabethan Era Elizabethan Era Elizabethan Jobs Learner.Org Renaissance Britain Express.com Town Life Internet Shakespeare Elizabethan World Architecture War with Spain War with Spain Queen Elizabeth I Official Royal Monarch Website ||