Objective: This lesson is designed to familarize students with important people from the English Renaissance and place them in their historical context. It is designed to help students make cross-cultural connections between 16th/17th-century England and the world today.
 
Lesson: Have students research and make a list of famous people during the Elizabethan period and what accomplishments made them important. Have them make a second list of people today who play a similar role in today's society, either in the US, in Britain, or anywhere in the world. (Example: Walter Raleigh was an explorer of the "New World" - Neil Armstrong was the first astronaut to set foot on the moon.)
 
Assessment: Students should know how to identify what groups, people and projects played important roles in Elizabethan English society, and what groups, people and projects played corresponding roles in today's world.   

The Players has been developed for our younger students. Most of the content developed in "The Players" chapter has been incorporated elsewhere in the Middle School site. Should you decide to use this lesson, you will need to access this chapter via the "ME" entry point. You may share your ideas for this chapter with other teachers and parents at our Educator Network.

The Players has been developed for our younger students. Most of the content developed in "The Players" chapter has been incorporated elsewhere in the High School site. Should you decide to use this lesson, you will need to access this chapter via the "ME" entry point. You may share your ideas for this chapter with other teachers and parents at our Educator Network.

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