Shakespeare Reading Schedule

ROMEO & JULIET

READING SCHEDULE

ROMEO & JULIET

PROJECTS

PROJECTS WILL BE DUE AT THE END OF EACH ACT. Scene Index ACT I PROLOGUE SCENE I. Verona. A public place. SCENE II. A street. SCENE III. A room in Capulet's house. SCENE IV. A street. SCENE V. A hall in Capulet's house.  *READ BY 10/14 ACT II PROLOGUE SCENE I. A lane by the wall of Capulet's orchard. SCENE II. Capulet's orchard. SCENE III. Friar Laurence's cell. SCENE IV. A street. SCENE V. Capulet's orchard. SCENE VI. Friar Laurence's cell. *READ BY 10/21 ACT III SCENE I. A public place. SCENE II. Capulet's orchard. SCENE III. Friar Laurence's cell. SCENE IV. A room in Capulet's house. SCENE V. Capulet's orchard. *READ BY 10/28 ACT IV SCENE I. Friar Laurence's cell. SCENE II. Hall in Capulet's house. SCENE III. Juliet's chamber. SCENE IV. Hall in Capulet's house. SCENE V. Juliet's chamber. *READ BY 11/11 ACT V SCENE I. Mantua. A street. SCENE II. Friar Laurence's cell. SCENE III. A churchyard; in it a tomb belonging to the Capulets. *READ BY 11/18 ACT PROJECTS ARE DUE ON 11/25!

Act I Project: Compose a news article in which you chronicle one of the events that takes place in Act I of the play you are reading OR create a video diary for one of the characters. Act II Project: Create a poster or collage depicting one of the scenes or characters from Act II OR organize songs on a CD for a book soundtrack, complete with thematic CD jacket and 1-paragraph song analysis for each track. Act III Project: Select a scene from Act III and perform it in its entirety (10 pts. extra credit for off-book performance) OR create a social networking site profile for one of the major characters in the text. Act IV Project: Write a 1000-word descriptive essay in which you describe a character or location from Act IV; every sentence must contain one of the following: a simile, a metaphor, or personification OR compose a 3-5 page research paper about the use of a specific theme. Act V/Final Project: Make a "60-SECOND SHAKESPEARE" video of the entire play OR create a computer game that challenges players to recall important information from the play.