Romeo and Juliet Project
Nov20

Romeo and Juliet Project

Now that we’ve completed our reading and plot analysis of Romeo and Juliet, the real thinking begins. Attached to this entry is the project outline, complete with the component options and the deadlines by which the different aspects must be completed. As you work through your options in class, I’ll also give some basic demonstrations and model examples of what each aspect of the project should look like on completion....

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Treading the Boards: Act I, Scene 1
Sep12

Treading the Boards: Act I, Scene 1

This period we look at Romeo and Juliet as a play – examining the features of the text that are typical of what you’d expect from a play text – intended to be viewed rather than read. The attached presentation explores these features, provides a guide to annotation and contains an excerpt of a filmed interpretation to demonstrate how much of a play’s interpretation is left to the actors and director.  Your...

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