Romeo and Juliet Act Presentations – Prep Sheet 2012
Circle Act:12345
Group Members:
Task:
You will be responsible for reading, writing a new script, performing, and teaching one assigned act to the class. You must have a handout over teaching material for your peers.
See the unit calendar for your presentation day – it is CRUCIAL that you be present for your presentation or work something out in advance – we cannot postpone performances.
Steps:
Read your act and make sure you understand it.
As a group, decide upon the main plot elements of the scene.
Look over the required quotes to incorporate.
Create a new script for your act – this should:
- Cut out scenes unnecessary to the plot (ex: musicians joking)
- Modernize the language EXCEPT for required quotes
- Incorporate ad lib to get across points
- Include required quotes in correct places and by correct speakers
- Include stage directions.
- Easiest way to do this is for each group member to take a scene!
- Double check that you included all required quotes!
Assign character parts in performance – ALL group members must participate, even if need to be a significant inanimate object.
May “recruit” classmates as actors for minor parts if have too many parts.
Someone in YOUR group MUST play Romeo and Juliet, even if only boys or girls in your group.
Performance:
Practice as a group in advance, so know when to speak/move/enter/exit/etc
Make sure your lines (Required or Ad Lib) are marked on your script
Make sure your characters are indicated (costumes, nametags, etc)
Incorporate Action/Stage Movement – should NOT stand in line and read script!!!
Choose Props/Costumes – Extra Credit
Teaching Portion:
You must spend time teaching your class the act, after the performance; timing is crucial.
You should come up with a way to teach this in a creative manner, rather than simply lecture/notes.
This should sound organized and practiced.
All group members should help teach.
How to will you teach the following?
Literary techniques found (5 minimum):
Important Themes (2 minimum):
Plot development (plot points):
Character development (2 minimum):
Other Important Information:
Teaching Romeo and Juliet Act 2012
What examples of literary techniques are you going to teach? (Simile, Metaphor, Imagery, Allusion, Symbolism, Foreshadowing, Dramatic Irony, Aside, Oxymoron, Prologue, Monologue, Soliloquy, Blank Verse, Hyperbole, Paradox, Pun, Foil, Comic Relief, Heroic Couplet, Sonnet)
1)Technique:
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Who is Teaching:
2)Technique:
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3)Technique:
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4)Technique:
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5)Technique:
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What are the important themes in your act that you are going to teach?
1)Theme:
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Who is Teaching:
2)Theme:
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Who is Teaching:
What are the important elements of plot development that you are going to teach?
~ Who is Teaching:
~ Sequential Plot Elements:
What are the important elements of character development that you are going to teach?
1)Character Who Develops:
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Who is Teaching:
2)Character Who Develops:
Text Example of How:
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Who is Teaching:
What is being taught creatively? How so? Who is doing this?
How are other topics being taught? By whom?
What order are topics being taught?
Who is responsible for putting together the handout and getting it copied for the class?
Rubric for Romeo and Juliet Presentations 2012
Performance ___/45
___/10Included all required quotes
___/5Included all important plot elements; Ad lib used appropriately
___/5Identified characters and character changes in some way
___/5Appeared rehearsed – Did not simply read, but acted
___/5Well-organized and Creative
___/5Clearly knew and grasped the flow of the act
___/5Appropriate presentation behavior and language
___/5All group members participated
___Extra: Props/Costumes
Teaching Presentation ___/35
___/5Addressed at least 5 correct examples of Literary Techniques from Act
___/5Taught important elements of plot development
___/5Taught important elements of character development (at least 2)
___/5Taught important themes (at least 2) present in Act
___/5Well-organized and Prepared; ALL participated
___/5Taught something creatively
___/5Organized Handout for Classmates
Total ___/80
On back, list each group member’s name and what jobs/tasks they completed to prepare for the performance and/or teaching. Example: Tyler wrote the script for Scene 2 and Taught Themes