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Shakespeare Biography (1090L)

Instructions: COMPLETE ALL QUESTIONS AND MARGIN NOTES

Questions: Answer in COMPLETE SENTENCES unless otherwise instructed. Lists and charts are the

exception and may be answered in phrases.

Read the following article carefully and make notes in the margin as you read.

Your notes should include:

o Comments that show that you understand the article. (A summary or statement of the main

idea of important sections may serve this purpose.)

o Questions you have that show what you are wondering about as you read.

o Notes that differentiate between fact and opinion.

o Observations about how the writer’s strategies (organization, word choice, perspective,

support) and choices affect the article.

Your margin notes are part of your score for this assessment.

Student _________________________________Class Period______________________

Notes on my thoughts,

Shakespeare Biography

reactions and questions as I

read:

A Comprehensive Shakespeare Biography

Amazingly, we know very little about Shakespeare’s life. Even though he is the

world’s most famous and popular playwright, historians have had to fill in the gaps

between the handful of surviving records from Elizabethan times.

Shakespeare Biography: The Basics

Born: April 23, 1564

Died: April 23, 1616

Married Anne Hathaway in November 1582

Born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, but moved to London in the late

1580s. Shakespeare’s 37 plays and 154 sonnets are considered the most important

and enduring ever written. Although the plays have captured the imagination of

theatergoers for centuries, some historians claim that Shakespeare didn’t actually

write them.

Shakespeare's Early Years:

Shakespeare was probably born on April 23, 1564, but this date is an educated guess

because we only have a record of his baptism three days later. His parents, John

Shakespeare and Mary Arden, were successful townsfolk who moved to a large house

in Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon from the surrounding villages. His father

became a wealthy town official and his mother was from an important, respected

family.

It is widely assumed that he attended the local grammar school where he would have

studied Latin, Greek and classical literature. His early education must have made a

huge impact on him because many of his plots draw on the classics.

Shakespeare’s Family:

At 18, Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway from Shottery who was already

Shakespeare Biography (1090l) - Middle School Reading Article Worksheet

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