Elizabeth

‘I know I have the body of a weak, feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a king - and of a King of England too.’

1. After the screening of the movie Elizabeth I, please click on the following links and read both of them in depth.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/people/henry_viii

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/people/elizabeth_I

2. Having read them carefully, you are supposed to come up with different things you’ll find right below. PLEASE PUT ASIDE YOUR LAPTOPS, FORGET ABOUT THE SITES YOU’VE JUST READ AND TRY TO DO IT USING YOUR OWN WORDS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. THIS WILL BE HIGHLY VALUED. IT SHOULD TAKE ONE PIECE OF PAPER (BOTH SIDES) EITHER HADNWRITTEN OR TYPED.

•  Your assignment must start with a tree of Henry VIII’s wives and kids
• Next thing has to be a brief note on “The Golden Age” as a kind of historical context or frame
• Last but not least, you have to finish your assignments with a personal bio about Elizabeth

Farewell.

Britishness

Guidelines for Oral Presentations

1     First things first, pick one of the following British icons:

1.      Red double-decker buses

2.      Telephone booth

3.      UK flag

4.      Taxi cabs

5.      “Bobbies”

6.      Queen’s guards

7.      Pop

8.      Punk

9.      Mini-skirt

10.  Tea

11.  Beer

12.  Buckingham Palace

13.  Bowler hat

14.  Umbrella

15.  Fish and chips

16.  007

17.  The Beatles

18.  The Queen

19.  The Big Ben

20.  Tower Bridge

21.  Football

22.  Harry Potter

23.  Shakespeare

24.  Stonehenge

25.  The Tube

26.  The London Eye

27.  Glastonbury

2     Second, choose a date (we will discuss this in class):

-          Feb. 2, 9, 16

3     Finally! You are supposed to take some .... little things ...  into account:

1.      Your PowerPoint slideshows must start with an outline.  

2.      Excessive content is not allowed on the slides – just important info., pics., etc.

3.      Reading is not allowed – we’ll be looking for eye contact and INTERACTION with the rest of the class.  

4.      It should take no more than 10 mins., but no less than 5.

5.      If you decide to include audio or video, it must be relevant and it has to do with your point.

6.      Check possible spelling mistakes on slides – they’re quite embarrassing!

7.      Try to have fun and AMUSE people listening to you.