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The students create a picture containing information that the students collected regarding the themes and symbols from the novel.

Create a diorama (3-d objects) that depicts a scene of the play. You should use an old shoebox and decorate it as if you were creating a set for an actual performance of the play. You will also need to create a one-page written description of your scene and what the scene is about. Writing and grammar rules apply. You will be graded on the accuracy of your set design, the appearance of your set design, and the creativity of your project.

The group will research several aspects of the fair. The final plan should include 1) a schedule of the day’s events, 2) a list of supplies, 3)a menu of the food to be served, 4) sketches or pictures of the costumes to be worn, 5) a list of games to be played, 6) a list of the entertainment for the day, 7) names of ceremonies to take place, 8) a list of any speeches to be presented, 9) a list of vendors, 10) pictures, drawings, or actual signs (posters) to announce the fair.

For this project you need to pick an important scene from the play and perform it. You can choose to act out the scene with some friends. Your final project will need to be recorded onto a DVD or a file off an I-pad or I-phone that can be shared via email. You will be graded on your skill in reading the lines (see the elements that will be graded for the dramatic reading), your use of props, costumes, and the overall creativity of your project.

If Romeo and Juliet had fallen in love today, their communication would have probably occurred via text. Rewrite their conversations from the play in text form. One student can write Romeo’s part and one can write Juliet’s. Although you will use modern language, be sure to keep the original meaning.

You will be creating your very own newspaper based on the play Romeo and Juliet. Your newspaper title and all that the paper contains must be about the story line. You may have an obituary section, editorial, cartoon, society news, fashion, advertisements, etc. This should look like an actual newspaper. Every team, is required to write at least 3 articles, contribute a drawing, create an 3 ads, and another article of your choice.

Make a poster that a movie theater might display to advertise the movie. Emphasize parts of the story that have box-office appeal, such as the fight scenes and romance. Illustrate the poster with an enticing scene.

Research and design a mask to wear to a party such as the Capulets might have given in the play. Remember it was especially important for Romeo and his friends to conceal their identities. You will present your mask to the class and share your research.

Working individually, you will research the Globe Theater, the theater for which Shakespeare wrote most of his plays. Once you have completed your research, you will construct a model of the Globe Theater. Models may be real or virtual-but they must include some specific information. Any materials you choose may be used to construct the model! Please note, many models examples are available online which you can use to help you create this model.

You are expected to design a costume, appropriate to character and time period, for twelve of the main characters of the play and write a supporting paragraph for each costume explaining why you created this costume for the character.

Students will create a comic strip to illustrate an understanding of Romeo and Juliet.

Research the Trojan Horse and build a scale model of it. Details must be accurate and you will describe the horse and explain its background and significance to the class.

Research the city of Troy and build a model of the city paying particular attention to the walls. The model must be accurate in detail and include an explanation of the sections.

Rubric for evaluating student produced bulletin boards.

The student will create a tabloid style newspaper, sensationalizing Greek myths

The student will make a newspaper including 5 articles and other features to share a chosen historical topic from the list provided.

Create a board game that reflects aspects of the entire novel. Questions that show insight will earn higher marks than those that are simply recall questions. Your board game can be based on one that is already in existence such as Monopoly or Trivial Pursuit. The final project should include connections between the novel and other real world or fictional experiences, luminated plot points that show the plot progression, a list of vocabulary words from the novel and their definitions and character charts that reflect the major characters from the novel.

Students will work in groups to create a newspaper exploring the influence of philosophy and politics on the Harlem Renaissance.