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Pre-AP English I
Literature -- Shakespeare
An Introduction to Shakespeare via Infographics
TASK: Your task is to create an infographic (either digital or handmade) poster (no larger than
one 8 ½” x 11” piece of paper) about your group’s assigned topic about Shakespeare. On the
back of the infographic, cite the sources used in ascertaining information. If you know how to
create an MLA-formatted “Works Cited” page, then please use that format. If you do not know
how to create and format a “Works Cited” page, then simply pasting the URL is fine. However,
you might try using sites like: http://www.easybib.com/ or http://www.bibme.org/ to help with
the creation of an MLA-formatted “Works Cited” page.
STRATEGIES BEING ASSESSED: Your finished infographic will count as a QUIZ grade.
You need to be able to synthesize information regarding your group’s topic. The point of
synthesis is to summarize and combine the pieces of information that you have accumulated
during research into a cohesive, streamlined document. Instead of merely copy/pasting or
summarizing, you will categorize, analyze, combine, extract details, and re-assess the
information you have gathered about your topic.
TOPICS:
1) Shakespeare’s life
2) The Globe
3) Nature of drama/theater within historical context of Shakespeare’s time
4) Elizabethan culture
5) Romeo and Juliet
6) Genres of Shakespeare’s plays: tragedy, history, comedies
7) Shakespeare in popular culture
WHAT IS AN INFOGRAPHIC?:
● TechTarget defines an “infographic” as: (n.) information graphic; a representation of
information in a graphic format designed to make the data easily understandable at a
glance
○ This means that the volume of information that you find during research should
be condensed and synthesized so that you put the most important pieces of
information regarding your topic onto the infographic.
● It may help you to look at examples of infographics. Go to the following site for some of
the best from 2014, or search your own online. http://nowsourcing.com/2014/12/22/10best-infographics-of-2014/
HOW CAN I CREATE AN INFOGRAPHIC?:
● You may use paper and hand-draw or print your infographic.
●
Or, you may use apps or digital websites to create your infographic. The following
website may be helpful: http://www.easel.ly/.
SOURCES:
Be sure to use credible sources in obtaining your information. Here are some recommended
sites for obtaining information:
● http://www.folger.edu/shakespeare
● http://www.bardweb.net
● http://www.shakespeare-online.com/
● http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb
○ Username: j227901
○ Password: austin2
○ Use the following databases: “Student Resources in Context” (apple clipart) and
“Literature Resource Center - LRC” (fountain pen clipart)
● “Shakespeare’s Macbeth” article from the Folger edition of Macbeth (hard copies
available in class; electronic copies available on class website).
HOW YOU WILL BE GRADED:
Your infographic will count as a quiz grade and be graded holistically. We will be looking for
effective application of the following things in doing so.
● use of color and space
● proper images
● must fit on one page
● organized, logical layout
● most important, relevant information represented
● proper grammar, spelling, usage and conventions (bullet points are okay in infographics)
● information citations (You will lose points for using unreliable sites, like Wikipedia.)
Your infographic is due ___________________________. You will be sharing your work
with your class on that date. If you do not have it at the beginning of class, points will be taken
off.