Romeo and Juliet Poster Collaboration Activity

Objective: Create and present a graphic organizer (poster )highlighting the plot, characters, themes/motifs, and literary devices featured in Acts II-V of Shakespeare’s tragedy Romeo and Juliet.

Roles and Responsibilities: Writer – Writers compose text for product Graphic Designer - Graphic designers are responsible for creating logos and artwork Editor - Editors read and correct written material *Writer, Graphic Designer and Editor will rotate responsibilities on days 2,3, 4, 5 & 6 to produce and present the finished product (poster).*

HEADLINER Setting Plot Summary Title of Play Act # and Scene # Playwright Group Members’ Names Main Characters Significant Quotes Literary Devices Passage of Time Destiny Light Connection to 21 st Century Include Picture(s) and décor

Schedule: Day One (Thursday, March 5 th ): 1.Teacher assigns act and scene. 2.Students independently re-read and review notes from assigned act/scene and complete items a-g on handout. Day Two (Friday, March 6 th ): 3.Pairs/groups collaborate with like act/scene. 4.Plan and begin implementation of design for graphic organizer (poster).

Schedule: Day Three, Four, Five & Six (Monday, March 9th-Tuesday, March 10 th ; Tuesday, March 17 th -Wednesday, March 18 th ): 5.Continue implementation of design for graphic organizer (poster). 6.Finish and present graphic organizer (poster) to class.

Grading Criteria: Independent Work (Day 1): – Re-read assigned act/scene – Answer a-g. – Quiz Grade (due Friday, March 6, 2015) Group Work (Days 2-6): – Day 2: Collaboration (planning and designing) -Daily Grade – Day 3: Collaboration (implementation) - Daily Grade – Day 4: Collaboration (implementation) - Daily Grade – Day 5: Collaboration (implementation) - Daily Grade – Day 6: Collaboration (implementation) - Daily Grade – Days 7 & 8: Presentation(final product) -Test Grade

Day 6: FINISH STRONG!!!  Complete poster.  Step back…  Are all requirements met?  Can anything be added to enhance the visual quality of your poster?  Review and rehearse presentation.

Days 7 & 8: Presentations Thursday, March 19 th and Friday, March 20 th

Checklist: Day One - Students complete a-g. (10 pts. each) Days Two-Six - Collaboration  Active implementation of plans and design  Even distribution of workload (rotate responsibilities)  Completion of pictures and décor  Practice presentation Days Seven and Eight – Presentation  Final Product (poster) – 50% of grade (Students graded individually on presentation)  Collaboration – 50% of grade  Completion of content and design for graphic organizer  Finished graphic organizer (poster)  Plan presentation and present poster to class  Even distribution of workload

Resources for Use: Sparknotes - meojuliet/section7.rhtml meojuliet/section7.rhtml Life in Elizabethan England - ml ml

Standards: ELACC9-10SL1: Initiate and participate in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups and teacher-led) with diverse partners with topics, text, issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively. ELA9-10L1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing and speaking.

ELACC9-10RL: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. ELACC9-10RL2: Determine a theme or central idea of text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text. ELACC9-10RL3: Analyze how complex characters (those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of the text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.

ELACC9-10RL4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative language and connotative meanings, analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone. ELACC9-10RL5: Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text (parallel plots), order events within and manipulate time (pacing, flashbacks) create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise.