1. Student Name School Facilitator Date
Tragedy Title Here
Student Name
School
Facilitator
Date

2. Setting
Describe the setting of your play here. Include not only the time of the play, but also the time period in which the play takes place. Include pictures of what you would like for your setting to look like onstage. Consider this to be a “scrapbook” of ideas. You may add images on this slide, or you may add more slides following this one to present your setting images. 5 points possible You will be graded on creativity, neatness, and completeness.

3. Tragic Protagonist
Describe your tragic protagonist here. Who is he/she? What is he/she like (good and bad)? What is his/her social standing? What does he/she value or think about? What is his/her life like before the play begins and/or at the beginning of the play? Again, include as much information about your tragic protagonist as you can, and include images of what you imagine him/her to look like. Make your protagonist as much like a real person as you can. Use additional slides for information and images if needed. 10 points possible You will be graded on creativity, neatness, and completeness.

4. Tragic Flaw
What is your tragic protagonist’s “tragic flaw”? Describe this flaw here. Include images as well. 5 points possible You will be graded on creativity, neatness, and completeness.

5. Other Characters
Provide a character list and character descriptions for the other characters who will be included in your play. Include images and additional slides if needed. 10 points possible You will be graded on creativity, neatness, and completeness.

6. Beginning of the Play
How will your play begin? What will happen? Describe the exposition of your play. Give a summary here and include images. Use more than one slide if needed. 10 points possible You will be graded on creativity, neatness, and completeness.

7. Conflict/Conflicts
Explain your play’s conflict/conflicts here. Again, include images and use more slides if needed. 10 points possible You will be graded on creativity, neatness, and completeness.

8. Continued Action of the Play
Continue explaining to your audience what will happen in your tragedy. Provide a description of the events that will be a part of the rising action, or complications, of your play. Use images and additional slides if needed. 10 points possible You will be graded on creativity, neatness, and completeness.

9. “Reversal”
This slide may come at another point in your presentation. That’s okay. Place it where it makes the most sense. Explain the “Reversal” in your play. Remember that according to Aristotle, the “Reversal” occurs when something seems to be going one way, but then “reverses” to actually end up being something completely different. Again, use images and additional slides if needed. Place this slide where it makes the most sense. 10 points possible You will be graded on creativity, neatness, and completeness.

10. “Recognition”
According to Aristotle, “Recognition” in a tragedy occurs when the tragic protagonist realizes that he/she is the cause of his/her own downfall due to his/her own choice or action. Explain on this slide when your tragic protagonist’s moment of “Recognition” will occur in your play. Again, this slide may come at a different point in your presentation. Place it where it makes the most sense. Include images and additional slides if needed. 10 points possible You will be graded on creativity, neatness, and completeness.

11. Continued Action of Play
If this is needed… If not, skip to the end of the play…

12. Ending of Play
Explain how your tragedy ends. Describe the resolution. Include images and additional slides if needed. 10 points possible You will be graded on creativity, neatness, and completeness.

13. “Thought” or Theme(s) of Your Play
Explain the underlying message about life, people, society, etc. that you, as the author, are attempting to convey to your readers through the writing of this tragedy. Include images and additional slides if needed. 10 points possible You will be graded on creativity, neatness, and completeness.