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Fact Sheet: The First Globe HandoutFact Sheet: The First Globe Handout
Publisher
Shakespeare Globe Trust
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Handouts & References
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For Teacher Use
Duration
10 mins
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Direct Instruction
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Year
2013
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Fact Sheet: The First Globe

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Where did actors perform plays during Shakespeare's era? Using the handout, pupils learn about London's historical Globe Theatre and discover which of Shakespeare's plays actors performed there. Scholars also explore the cause of the 1613 fire that burned the theatre to the ground.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

william shakespeare, elizabethan england, london history, dramatic plays, performance art

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Have learners construct a model of the Globe Theatre
  • Show students pictures and diagrams of the Globe 

Classroom Considerations

  • Uses some British English conventions 

Pros

  • Includes a helpful infographic of the different stages of Globe Theatre construction 
  • Provides links to extra resources 

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.9-10.1 RI.11-12.1

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