FINAL TASK
The last outcome of this project consists in creating a complex audio document about the adaptation of a scene of Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare.It will be your job, over the next weeks, to adapt the scene, write the script of your scene, record and edit it.
You will also have to prepare an oral presentation of your work.
PROCESS
STEP ONE
LEARN how to write and adapt a scene through the study of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and the American film adaptation, West Side Story.
Task 1
Read and understand the plot summary of the play.
Task 2 Study a scene and compare it with the corresponding scene in West Side Story.
Task 3
Read and understand another scene from Romeo and Juliet and prepare an PP presentation (evaluated).
Task 4
Adapt another scene for another time period.
1. You will have to choose from five different time periods:
- The Wild West
- 1860's Southern United States
- 1920's Chicago
- 1940's and World War II in Europe
- 1970's Northern Ireland
2. Your work will be centred around a Theatrical Portfolio which you will create in conjunction with the research you do.
3. You will have to provide a digital portfolio that will be published on this blog. It will have to include several documents:
A. Group work: The script of your rewrite.
Please, remember that you have to respect the format of a script: font, font size, margins and page layout.
The extract from the script of West Side Story is a good example. You can find other examples on the Internet.
B. Individual work:
1. Teams of three students
STUDENT 1: as the linguist of your team, you will have to provide a Word file including:
- a dictionary of tough Shakespearean terms you found in your original scene,
- + a dictionary of difficult / slang words you used in your own script,
- + a phonetic transcription of the difficult words you used in your script.
STUDENT 2: as the artistic designer of your team you will have to provide a pdf.file including:
- Drawings and well-researched descriptions of costumes, sets, and props that could be used in performing your scene,
- A cultural and/or historical overview of the time period within which your scene takes place.
STUDENT 3: as the scenarist of your team, you will have to provide a Word file including: - A detailed synopsis / summary of your own story (characters, places, plot, tone ...)
2. Teams of two students
STUDENT 1: as the linguist and the scenarist of your team, you will have to provide a Word file including :
- a dictionary of difficult / slang words you used in your own script
- + a phonetic transcription of the difficult words you used in your script.
- + A brief synopsis / summary of your own story (characters, places, plot, tone ...)
- Drawings and well-researched descriptions of costumes, sets, and props that could be used in performing your scene
- A cultural and/or historical overview of the time period within which your scene takes place.
STEP TWO (Final Tasks)
Task 1
This time, your work will be centred around the making of a sophisticated audio document. To achieve this task, you will need to:- Check the pronunciation and the stress of all the words of your lines
- Rehearse your reading with your classmates
- Record a dramatic reading of a script
- Edit it and add some sound effects and music
Task 2
'Pitch' your idea to the class and convince them that your version is the best one.
You will have to explain what you have done, report on your findings about the period, account for your choice of costumes, sets and props, sum up your story, etc.
EVALUATION
In addition to final tasks 1 and 2 (step two), tasks 3 and 4 (step one) will be evaluated.
You will be given different evaluation grids.
