Romeo and
Juliet projects - Composition 9
Directions:
- Students should review the following
project choices.
- Each student must complete a minimum
of two (2) projects from two (2) different acts. For example, a student
can choose a project from Act II and Act IV. A student cannot choose two
projects from the same act.
- All projects should be typed using
Microsoft Word (when allowable).
- All projects are due within one week
of when the class finishes reading a specific act.
- A student can start a project after a
specific act test. If a student is not completing a
project for a specific act, he/she will be required to work on “station”
items.
- Five points will be deducted from
grade for each day a project is late after each act. No projects will be
accepted after the third day past the due date.
- A grading rubric will be provided.
- If there are any questions or
concerns, please ask/see me.
Act I Choices
Artwork
- Masquerade mask
Create
a mask that could be used at the party in Act I.
-The mask can be hand-made or
recreated using the computer software of your choice.
Drawing
- Queen Mab speech
Read
the speech again and try to picture exactly what Mercutio describes in the
first half of his speech. Then, using
any kind of art materials, draw the image described in the first half of the
speech.
-The image should be drawn by hand
on an 8 ½ x 11 sheet of paper.
Writing
- Advice Column
As
either Romeo or Juliet, write a letter to an advice columnist requesting the
help with the problem of falling in love with someone whom you are not supposed
to love. First, list the reasons your love may be doomed. Next, write a letter
that explains your list and asks for advice.
Act II Choices
Creative
Design - Character Sketch
Construct
a character sketch on a main character of your choice that illustrates the
character’s personality, relationships, feelings, and motivations during this
act. Your sketch will include images,
quotes and words.
-The character sketch should include
the following:
2 images of the character
4 images representing personality traits of the
character
4 words to describe the character’s personality
3 quotes by the character
All
images should be put together in a collage using Microsoft Word, Publisher or a
program of your choice. You should also
include a paragraph explaining why you chose the specific items on your
project.
Writing
– Poetry (Iambic Pentameter)
Create
a poem that consists of at least eight lines in iambic pentameter. Your poem
may be in blank verse, consist of rhymed couplets, or follow some other rhyme
scheme.
Creative
Writing - Text message
Rewrite
a dialogue between two characters that takes place in Act II of the text in
modern-day format as if it took place via texting on a cell phone.
-Chose a section with a minimum of
25 consecutive lines. Make sure you write the Act #, Scene #, and line numbers
on your paper.
Act III Choices
Visual
- Imagery
Contrast
imagery of light and brightness in Romeo’s monologue to the reference of dark
imagery in Juliet’s monologue. Use a graphic organizer on Microsoft Word.
Writing
- Character Analysis
Choose
one of the main characters introduced in Act I. Then write a short essay in
which you analyze this character’s personality traits.
Writing
- Editorial
Imagine
that you are the editor of a newspaper in Verona at the time of the play. Write
an editorial addressing the Prince’s response to the deaths of Tybalt and
Mercutio.
1) Reread the Prince’s dialogue in
the scene.
2) Decide whether Romeo’s sentence
was appropriate, and explain.
3) Write the editorial, supporting
your ideas with details from Acts I-III.
Act IV/ Act V Choices
Writing – Your own ending – THIS PROJECT HAS TO BE
COMPLETED AFTER ACT IV
If you were to write your own ending for the play,
what would it be? Write a narrative of events that would occur in your version
of Act V. Make sure that your version develops naturally out of the events in
Acts I through IV.
Music - Play list
Choose one of the characters from the text and
create a play list of five songs that that character would have on his or her
iPod or MP3 player. Invent the name for the play list. Burn a CD of the songs
and create a CD label with the appropriate details or put the play list on your
iPod or MP3 player. You also need to
print out a list of the following:
1) artist
name
2) name
of song
3) name
of album
4) relevance
to character (paragraph for each song)
Creative Writing - Digital Artifacts
Imagine that you find a portable disk next to the
computer of one of the characters from the
play. It
might be a USB keychain disk, or another device. This storage disk contains
personal documents—letters, “to do” lists, data, and poems written by the character
for his or her eyes’ only. Recreate the following files and hand in the device.
Include
the following:
1)
to do list with 10 tasks to complete
2)
letter to a friend
3)
poem to or about a loved one (minimum of 10 lines)
4)
sales receipt for a purchased item
Creative Writing:
CHARACTER HOROSCOPES—
Superstition is used often throughout Romeo and Juliet. Daily horoscopes are a
modern-day form of superstition, and they usually give a somewhat vague
prediction of something that may happen to you that day. Write one “daily
horoscope” for each of the major characters in the story (Romeo, Juliet, The Capulets, Montagues, Friar L. , etc.). You may choose any scene from the act to write that
day’s horoscope about. Be sure to reference the act, scene, and, if applicable,
the line(s) the horoscope is referencing/predicting for the character. You should
have a total of at least FOUR horoscopes, one for each character. Each
horoscope should be about one paragraph in length. Note—you do not need to
make every character’s horoscope from the same day/scene. They can come from
practically anywhere in the play. Look at your daily horoscope in the newspaper or
online to help give you an idea of what to write.
