RJ+Final+Project

=**The assignment:**=
 * To create a montage of the great lines from //Romeo and Juliet//.
 * To explain clearly why you chose each of those lines from the play.

//**Hint:** A __montage__ is a made when you combine a number of items into a tightly knit whole—like a scene in a movie where the director plays a song and cuts through a number of shots to give you a feel for one thing. Think of the classic “falling in love” montages from many movies.//

How?

 * Choose 15 passages from the play that hold great importance.
 * Passages should be at least one line in length.
 * These are lines that, when read chronologically, guide us through the ups and downs of the events of the play.
 * Explain why you chose each of those particular lines.
 * Display the lines creatively on a presentation.

//**Tip:** Choose lines you understand. The point is to show what you think is important. With monologues, look particularly to the beginnings and ends for clear lines you “get.”//

Explain them? What do you mean?

 * We've talked through the play and I've told you my interpretations. These 15 selections now represent yours.
 * Defend each line you choose with at least three sentences of explanation.
 * Why does that line stand out in that section? Why does that section stand out in the play? What theme, character trait, etc. is revealed there?
 * Type out your justification on a Word document (MLA format) and hand it in before you begin the next part of the project.
 * [|See an example here] to help you get going with this.

Display them--What does that mean?
After you’ve got your lines picked, you need to share them creatively. The sky is the limit for how you might do this. We looked at a couple examples in class, but realize that there is NO BOX for this assignment, so you have to think outside it.


 * How much do I have to do?*
 * You must use one display strategy for each quote, unless the display strategy is labor intensive. In that case, please check with Mrs. Bostick to know how much you need to do.

Below is a list of ideas. You may add to them if you clear it with me.


 * Write a poem of a matching theme for different sections of your chosen lines.
 * Match each line thematically with a picture (photostory)
 * Record a thoughtful reading of the line & pair it with pictures
 * Draw a picture to accompany the line - could match the plot or just the theme
 * Act it out - with people, or with puppets or stuffed animals or action figures. Dare to make a movie of it using flip cameras and movie maker
 * Create a glogster
 * Create an illuminated text
 * Thematic photo shoot
 * Animated Flipbook
 * Romeo and Juliet Board Game

You may mix and match the elements you display with your project.