North Bethesda School

After your research using electronic sources and books, answer the following questions in your Journal or on your graphic organizer.

1. What are the sounds and sights of London?

2. How do you dress? What is a ruff? Why do people have split sleeves? What materials are used to make your clothes?

3. What does your country home look like? How do you manage it?

4. How do you fill your time?

5. What are the titles and Forms of Address and Ranks and Files of the English Court?

6. What did you enjoy the most or the least about your role?

 We will be gathering information from a variety of sources.

NBMS Online Resources

Selected Web sites

Analyze your research notes to determine if you have answered your questions.

• What new insights have emerged about your topics?
• Which facts are the most compelling and would have the greatest impact on your audience?

Evaluate the effectiveness of your research for the task.

• Have you gathered sufficient details about your topic?
• Are your details organized in the right categories or sub-topics to make sense for your audience?

Are you ready to create your BCR?

Product: BCR 

After carefully considering the four roles you explored, address the following prompt in BCR format.

As we begin the Discoveries unit, discuss three important discoveries you made about life in Elizabethan England during your research. Explain each discovery and why you found it interesting. Then explain how studying life in Shakespeare's time might influence your reading and understanding of Shakespeare's play, "As You Like It." 

Scoring Tool for Presentation 

Rubric for the Brief Constructed Response (BCR) 

A The response demonstrates an understanding of the complexities of the text.

• Addresses the demands of the question
• Effectively uses text-relevant information to clarify or extend understanding

C The response demonstrates a general understanding of the text.

• Partially addresses the demands of the question
• Uses text-relevant information to show understanding

D The response demonstrates a minimal understanding of the text.

• Minimally addresses the demands of the question
• Uses minimal information to show some understanding of the text in relation to the question

E The response is completely incorrect, irrelevant to the question, or missing.