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Time Warp!
WriteanddesignthenextBroadwayHitorblockbusterwithyourgroup!Youwill
changethesetting(placeandtimeperiod)ofShakespeares
Romeo&Juliet
andrewriteand
recordonescene.Paycloseattentiontohowthechangeinsettingcanaffecttheotherliterary
elements:characters,plot,tone,pointofview,andtheme.
You will turn in:
AGoogledocumentwith
o thesceneandtimeperiodyouhavechosen,
o theresearch(12sources)thatyouhavecollected,
o aroughscriptofyourscenewithdialogueandstagedirections,
o andaparagraph(ormore)explaininghowthenewsettingwillaffectyourskit,
specificallyhowitwillaffectthestoryelements.(discussdifferencesand
similarities).
AVenndiagramcomparingandcontrastingtheoriginalplayandyourskit.
Avideoofyourscene.
Group Members
Historian:
Inchargeofleadingtheresearchandcollectingtheinformationthateveryonethegroupfinds.
DreamArchitect:
Inchargeofleadingthebrainstormingofideas.Theywillnotonlyoffertheirowncreative
insight,buttheywillalsocollecteveryoneelsesinsight.
SetDesigner:
Inchargeofleadingdiscussionaboutdesigningthesetandcollectingtheideasfromother
groupmembers.
Director:
Inchargeofleadingdiscussionaboutstaging,actorsandcharacters,andanyspecialeffects.
Theywillalsobeinchargeofcollectingtheideasofthegroup.
Allgroupmemberswill:
Participateinallstagesoftheprocess.
WorktogethertochoosethescenefromRomeo&Julietandthetimeperioditwillbe
in.
CompareandcontrastRomeo&JulietwiththeirchosentimeperiodthroughaVenn
diagram.
Beinvolvedintheactingandfilming.
____/10
2.TheVennDiagramandwrittenparagraphclearlyshowshowthe
newsettingaffectstheotherstoryelements(characters,
plot,tone,pointofview,andtheme).
____/15
3.Thevideoshowscreativitywhileremainingtruetotheprompt.
____/15
4.Thestudentshowsleadershipinhis/herspecificrole.
____/5
5.Thestudentparticipatesineverystepoftheprocess.
____/5
Total:____/50
____/10
2.TheVennDiagramandwrittenparagraphclearlyshowshowthe
newsettingaffectstheotherstoryelements(characters,
plot,tone,pointofview,andtheme).
____/15
3.Thevideoshowscreativitywhileremainingtruetotheprompt.
____/15
4.Thestudentshowsleadershipinhis/herspecificrole.
____/5
5.Thestudentparticipatesineverystepoftheprocess.
____/5
Total:____/50