WJHS Pathfinder for English 9B APEX  

Task Definition

Information Seeking Strategies: Find information in encyclopedias, biographies, newspapers, personal interviews, and the Internet.

Online References

E Books

Citation Tool

Location and Access

Use the following Internet Sites for information on this project. If you discover other useful
Internet sites complete the Internet Checklist (copies available in Media Center) to authenticate
the site.
 

Shakespeare and the Globe:  Then and Now 16th Century Renaissance English Literature (1485-1603) Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet Shakespeare and the Renaissance William Shakespeare Shakespeare's Globe

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Queen Elizabeth 1 and William Shakespeare Shakespeare's Times Absolute Shakespeare Educating Shakespeare The Shakespeare Mystery

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Astrology

The Astrology Charts of Queen Elizabeth I and Francis Bacon Shakespeare's Astrology

Queen Elizabeth

	Elizabeth I (1558-1603 AD) Life in Elizabethan England Elizabethan England The British Monarchy
Queen Elizabeth I The Life and Times of Queen Elizabeth Elizabeth I (1533-1603) The Faces of Queen Elizabeth The First Elizabeth I Queen of England 1533 – 1603 Elizabethan Heraldry

Fencing

A Brief History of Fencing

Elizabethan Fencing

The Art of Fence

Masters of the 16th and Early 17th Centuries

Black Plague

	The Black Plague 1348-1350 Plague and Public Health in Renaissance Europe The Black Death: Bubonic Plague
The Black Death The Black Death Culprit: Oriental Rat Flea The Black Death, 1348

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Renaissance

Renaissance, the Elizabethan World Medieval Links Annenberg Exhibits Collection:  Renaissance La Renaissance Renaissance Websites

Elizabethan Age

	Elizabethan England A Compendium of Common Knowledge:  1558-1603 Elizabethan England
	Elizabethan Times The "Middle" Centuries of Western Civilization from Byzantium to the French Revolution At the Time of Elizabeth

Clothing

Late 16th Century Europe (1570 -1600) Costumes

Elizabethan Costuming Page

Food

Medieval/Renaissance Food Homepage

Medieval/Renaissance Brewing Homepage

Medieval European Recipes : Collection

Renaissance Recipes

Renaissance Dessert Recipes

Games

	Games:  Descriptions and Rules of Rounders Medieval and Renaissance Games Home Page Elizabethan Sports
Heralds and Heraldry Recreation and Sports The Royal Game of Piquet

Map Making

The History of Cartography Time Chart of Renaissance Cartography Map of Great Britain (c1595) Cartography

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Guilds and Crafts

Ravensgard Medieval Arts and Crafts Guild Hall History of Guilds

Church of England

Church of England

An Anglican Timeline

Protestant Reformation

The Protestant Reformation

The Protestant Reformation

A Whirlwind Tour of the Protestant Reformation

Family and Home Life of the Times

Shakespeare's Life and Times

Music and Musical Instruments

Music History 102:The Renaissance Medieval and Renaissance Instruments Instruments of Renaissance Music Medieval and Renaissance Music

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Sanitation of the 1500s and 1600s

Sewers of London Rats in History:  The Renaissance

Scientists of the Times

	The Art of Renaissance Science: Galileo Galileo Timeline Galileo Galilei Galileo: the Telescope & the Laws of Dynamics Galileo (1564-1642)
	Nicolaus Copernicus Polish Cleric and Astronomer 1473 – 1543 Nicolaus Copernicus Nicolas Copernicus (1473-1543) Copernicus, Nicolas Copernicus, Nicholaus (1473-1543)
	Sir Isaac Newton Sir Isaac Newton (1642 - 1727) Newton, Isaac (1642-1727) Newton, Isaac Sir Isaac Newton English Scientist 1642 – 1727
	René Descartes René Descartes French Philosopher René Descartes (1596-1650) René Descartes (1596 - 1650) René Descartes Rene Descartes (1595-1650)
	Sir Walter Ralegh (1552-1618) A Timeline of the Life of Sir Walter Raleigh Modern History Sourcebook: Sir Walter Raleigh (1554-1618): The Discovery of Guiana, 1595 Sir Walter Ralegh: Additional Sources
	The Noble Dane: Images of Tycho Brahe Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) Tycho Brahe The Observations of Tycho Brahe Tycho Brahe
	William Harvey (1578 - 1658) William Harvey William Harvey

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Books

Book History Timetable History of Printing Medieval and Renaissance Book Production - Printed Books Renaissance Dante in Print (1472-1629)

Colonies in New England

The Charter of New England : 1620

Colonial North America

17th C. Colonial New England

Colonization

Early Colonial Era Beginnings to 1700

Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Henry VIII

Henry VIII (1509-47AD) Henry VIII (1491-1547) The Tudors: Henry VIII Historical facts of King Henry VIII Henry VIII The Six Wives of Henry VIII

  Puritans

The Example of the English Puritans Puritans in Colonial America The Puritans Puritanism Pilgrims and Puritans: Background Those Misunderstood Puritans

Education

The Education of Boys The Education of Girls Medieval Education Education During the European Renaissance

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Medicine

The Four Humours Renaissance Medicine Elizabethan Medical Beliefs

Sir Francis Drake

Sir Francis Drake Sir Francis Drake Modern History Sourcebook: Francis Pretty: Sir Francis Drake's Famous Voyage Round The World,1580 Sir Francis Drake (c. 1543-96)

Bloody Mary

Mary I The Tudors - Henry VII, Henry VIII, Mary & Elizabeth Mary I (1553-1558 AD) Queen "Bloody" Mary I

Christopher Marlowe

Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593) Christopher Marlowe Christopher Marlowe The Life of Christopher Marlowe

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Use of Information

Research Information Record Information Print out copies of appropriate information, and add your own notations

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Synthesis

Write an essay (maximum of 3 pages) 20 notecards   Bibliography listing four sources (see Works Cited Format).

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Evaluation

Finished assignment fulfills task.

• Information found matches information needed?
• How well did my paper turn out?
• Did I revise with a critical eye?
• Sources are credited.
• Was I happy with my process of finding and using information?
• Work is complete and includes name and date.
• Work is handed in on time.
• How would I do a similar project in the future?