Task:
Student Roles:
Each Student in your group will have a job.
You will be placed in groups of four, which will be listed on the board in the front of class. Even though each student has a specific role, remember that this is a group activity. With this being said you must work together in every area to complete the task. For example: when the assigned reader is re-reading the play please follow along with him/her. As individual students it is your responsibility to be comfortable and familiar with every aspect of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. You are becoming the writers. Therefore, you each must know the characters extremely well. (Group effort will definitely be a part of your final grade.)
Student 1: Reader
- You will be the one who reads/ skims the web pages listed and tells the group what each one said. Make sure you give complete and detailed information since this is what you will be using to write your story. Even though this is your assigned task please collaborate with the other group members. Choose web pages that every group member agrees on.
Student 2: Note taker
- As the reader is exploring multiple web pages you will write down on the worksheet what each web site said. Make sure you make your notes as specific as possible so you have clear information to work with. If you need something repeated or are unclear about something, talk with the reader. You are the co-pilot to the reader.
Student 3: Brainstormer/ Rough Draft
- After appropriate research has been conducted and documented. Your group will meet to discuss what has been found and how you will present the information in a creative and enjoyable manner. This is when you will choose the scene from Romeo and Juliet that you and your group would like to re-write. You will be in charge of writing down what your group discusses during your brainstorm. How you choose to brainstorm is completely up to you. Just make sure your typist has an easy time reading it for the final draft.
Student 4: Typist
- After a rough draft has been written your group will turn it in to me (the teacher) and I will either approve or suggest further research. Once the rough draft has been approved the typist will begin typing up the final draft. If it can not be completed in class, due to lack of time, you can take home your story and type it in Times New Roman, 12 point font. Make sure it is formatted like a play! You will need to bring a copy for each of your group members and one for me.
Your task :
Your group has been assigned to choose one scene from William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, and re-write it to form a different outcome. First, your group must choose a side or household to support.
Using the characters closest to the side you have chosen, you will re-write an Act of your choosing.
You will be taking into considerations other conversations characters have had with Romeo and Juliet, things Romeo and Juliet have expressed in their soliloquies, etc.
Your rewrite of the Act will show how Romeo or Juliet could have avoid death had others spoken with them or Romeo and Juliet had been more opened about their relationship.
Process:
Review the following websites to take notes on basic parts of the story, characterization, major conversations that take place, plot/ events.
This web page gives a list of William Shakespeare's monologues from any play and spoken by any character. It can be used to aid in the research portion of your assignment. Remember you are to write in the style that Shakespeare used himself. This web page can further expound on his chosen style.
This web page goes over basic parts of the play including plot, vocabulary we reviewed, and summaries so you can decide quickly which act you would like to do.
This web page lists all the characters in the play and their characteristics.
Can't remember that important turning moment that was sparked by a famous quotation? Take a look here. The specific act and scene is listed next to the quotation.
Here you will find an example of an alternative ending for Romeo and Juliet that may help you and spark an idea for your own re-write.
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