ROMEO AND JULIET PROJECT
50 Points Possible
Choose one from the following options. These will be presented to the class:
Project #1:
Create the front page of an Elizabethan newspaper detailing the events of the play. Write
a story for each of the acts (five main events) and put them in journalistic format. Make
sure the stories are accurate and error free—that includes neatness, spelling and grammar.
Be creative! Make it look old by dyeing it with coffee or tea, wrinkle or fray the edges.
You can type it in Old English font or hand write it NEATLY (typing is preferred). You
must have at least five stories and a masthead.
Project #2:
Create a diary for Romeo or Juliet. Chronicle the entire play in journal format. Try to
predict and portray what they were feeling and thinking throughout the play. There are to
be at least five entries, it must have a cover, and it must be true to the character. Again,
be creative and check for spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors!
Project #3:
Put a time capsule together. Gather or create at least 5 items (if working with a partner,
10 items) that symbolize the events of the play. Think of items that characters from the
play may have added if they were burying the time capsule; be unique and show
analytical thinking with your choices. On 3x5 note cards, explain each item and its
significance to the play; then, write a quote from the play that correlates with that item.
(You should make one note card for each item.) Decorate the capsule to appropriately
represent the play—be creative!
Project #4:
Choose a scene from the play to perform with a partner. Lines must be memorized, and
you should use appropriate props and/or costumes. You will be scored on volume,
accuracy of lines, facial expressions, and movement. Each person will be scored
separately—no group grades.
Project #5:
Make a video of a performance from the play. This has the same guidelines as project
#4, except that it will be videotaped and edited. It will be shown the day of presentations.
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Note: You may work with ONE partner on any of these projects. This must be
someone you are able to work with outside of class. If you choose to do so, you
are to submit with your project a note card explaining in detail the contribution of
each person to the project. You may be questioned if I suspect that one person
did all or most of the work.
Scoring Guide: Time Capsule
Contains 5 (or 10) Items
0
(items must be relevant/appropriate)
2
4
6
8
10
Decorative Container
0
1
2
3
4
5
Note Cards
(each w/explanation and quote)
0
5
10
15
20
25
Creativity and Effort
0
2
4
6
8
10
Scoring Guide: Diary
Contains 5 diary entries:
0
2
4
6
8
10
Quality of entries
0
5
(entries must be detailed and true to character)
10
15
20
25
Decorative Cover:
0
1
2
3
4
5
Creativity and Effort
0
2
4
6
8
10
0
2
4
6
8
10
Quality of articles
0
5
(articles must be detailed and true to the story)
10
15
20
25
Decorative Presentation
0
1
2
3
4
5
Creativity and Effort
0
2
4
6
8
10
0
2
4
6
8
10
Scoring Guide: Newspaper
Contains 5 news articles
Scoring Guide: Movie or Scene
Adequate participation
Quality of performance
0
5
10
15
20
25
(majority of lines came from play; props used; acting was true to the play)
Gestures/Accuracy
0
1
2
3
4
5
Creativity and Effort
0
2
4
6
8
10