Learners investigate Marco Polo's life as a young boy in 13th century Venice. They analyze maps, explore various websites, complete a chart and answer discussion questions, and create a travel brochure about visiting 13th century Venice.

In this lesson plan, students will consider "Marco Polo Takes A Trip." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.

Illustrations from various editions of Shakespeare's "Othello" provided for by the Emory University.

This is a good source of information about the life and times of Carlo Goldoni. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is a historic reference source and should be viewed in the context of resource material dated around 1910.