William Shakespeare WebQuest (D&D Style)

WebQuest · Grades 8–10 · PDF · $2 or included with All-Access

Before we start Shakespeare, I want my kids to know who he was and what his world looked like. This WebQuest turns that research into a quest. Students get a mission and five linked websites as their 'equipment,' then work through 31 questions.

The questions move from Shakespeare's life (birth, marriage, his will and the 'second best bed') to religion and the monarchs, the Elizabethan era and superstition, the Wheel of Fortune, the theaters and audiences, and the words he gave us. The student copy has name, date and period lines on every page.

What's included

• 31-question WebQuest, printable PDF (5 pages)
• Editable Google Doc version
• 5 linked research sites (Shakespeare Online, Folger, Bardweb, Elizabethan Era)
• Answer key (PDF)

How teachers use it

• Background-building before Romeo and Juliet or any Shakespeare unit
• Computer lab day or a 1:1 device day
• A sub plan that doesn't need you there