Provide "acknowledged body of knowledge" related to the concept. Emphasize the most significant aspects of the concept in an organized, organic manner. Present information sequentially so students see continuity. Draw attention to important, discrete details; don't swamp students with myriad facts.

Students brainstorm and share what they know about Elizabethan times.

Objective: To define specific knowledge gained and challenge students to use this knowledge.

Activity: Play Elizabethan music. Divide students into groups. Have students brainstorm everything they know about Elizabethan times to include William Shakespeare. Students share their insight and information gained. Use groups for this activity. Teacher then reads from Bard of Avon and Romeo and Juliet to show the language of Elizabethan Times as compared to modern times.

Assessment: Students reflect in travel logs. Teacher dismisses class using a Shakespearean couplet: "Take thy faces hence"