Altogether, you may earn up to 100 points on this assignment. However, how you earn those points is up to you. You MUST complete Part 1 (worth 50 points), but you may choose how to earn the remaining 50 points. 10 points will be awarded on overall presentation.
MANDATORY: Part 1 (50 points) Imagine you have been asked to work on a new film version of Romeo and Juliet. Your job is to bring your musical expertise to the film by creating the soundtrack. Thus, you must choose at least 5 songs to be played during film. You need to turn in a list of the songs, and you must include a justification or explanation for each choice. Identify which scene the song goes with, and explain how that song accurately parallels the tone of that scene. You may choose any music you like; it can be music with or without lyrics, but the important part is your explanation of the choice. Each explanation must be a paragraph long. For Example: “Just Dance,” Lady Gaga: This song pairs well with I.iv, the scene where Mercutio is trying to persuade Romeo to go to the Capulets’ party. Like the song, Mercutio tells Romeo he needs to “just dance” (even though Romeo insists he is too depressed for such things). Mercutio is a lot like the upbeat tone of this song, for he just wants Romeo to have a good time and stop being so depressed about Rosaline and his dreams. The line “roses have thorns they say” even sounds like what Mercutio tells Romeo when he says “if love be rough with you, be rough with love.” Finally, the verses of the song (featuring Colby O’Donis) sound like what Benvolio might be chiming in, for these lyrics talk about how many hot girls are at the club, just like Benvolio tries to tell Romeo that there are plenty of other girls besides Rosaline.
Part 2 (40 Points) You may choose whichever projects you like, so long as they total 40 points. Choose wisely, be creative, and good luck!
(10 points) Choose 2 characters and write an original poem about each one. Each poem should have at least ten lines.
(10 points) Make a collage of well-known lines from a variety of Shakespearean plays. This will require a bit of research as well. Also, you need to make it visually pleasing through the use of different fonts, colors, etc. You must cite your sources!!! (10 points ) Draw or paint a scene from Romeo and Juliet. Do not choose this option if you are not artistically inclined!!
(10 points) Read the National Geographic article titled “Beautiful Brains.” Write a 1-2 page paper in which you apply the researcher’s findings to the decisions made by the teenage characters in Romeo and Juliet. Article can be found in Teams and on English website.
(10 points) As one of Prince Escalus’s royal staffers, you have been asked to implement a plan that will bring peace to the streets of Verona. Describe your peace plan in a document of at least one page, and include at least one of the resources your plan will require (eg. Posters, brochures, advertisements, etc.)
(20 points) Create a one page (front and back) newspaper (full length) or newsletter (2 pages front and back) from Verona . As a newspaper reporter, you are not biased and should have features from lots of the characters and lots of points of views. Your paper should have illustrations and different sections (i.e. news, sports, cooking, milestones, comics, political cartoons, ads, etc.)
(20 points) Find 6 examples of figurative language (for example: metaphor, personification, others we have discussed) and draw cartoons that illustrate the literal interpretation. (20 points) Re-write an alternative ending to Romeo and Juliet. It must be at least two pages but it can be in prose or dialogue.
GET PARENTAL APPROVAL. (20 Points) View John Madden’s film Shakespeare in Love (rated R). In a 1-2 page analysis, discuss how this movie stages Romeo and Juliet. Did anything surprise you? Also, discuss how the film shows art imitating life. How (according to the film) did Shakespeare’s real life influence his creation of Romeo and Juliet?
English 10 Mix & Match Romeo & Juliet Criteria Marking Sheet
Mandatory: Part 1: 50 Points (10 points each)
_____ Song #1 with title, songwriter with Act and Scene and paragraph explanation _____ Song #2 with title, songwriter with Act and Scene and paragraph explanation _____ Song #3 with title, songwriter with Act and Scene and paragraph explanation _____ Song #4 with title, songwriter with Act and Scene and paragraph explanation _____ Song #5 with title, songwriter with Act and Scene and paragraph explanation
Total: _____/50
Part 2: 40 Points – combination to equal 40
Choice A: _____ Character Poem #1 (5 points) _____ Character Poem #2 (5 points)