Romeo and Juliet: Act Three

British Literature - Renaissance

The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark: Act Four Performances

PERFORMANCES BEGIN ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10th

Scene One – Jake, Jon, Mike, Karina

Scene Two – Kristen, Kelsey, Kyla

Scene Three – Brandon, Aaron, Ian, Cory

Scene Four – Courtney, Kate, Tabitha, Jacki

Scene Five - Chelsey, Quinn, Matt, Hilary,

Emily M., Aleshia

Scene Six – Alex G., Tori, Kendel

Scene Seven – Alex H., Nathan, Emily F.

- With your group, you will practice and perform an assigned scene from Act Four of Hamlet.

- You and your group members will be responsible for setting the scene (with props) and depicting the characters (with costumes) of your scene

- During your performance, you will need to implement at least three (may do more if needed) “time outs” to explain and/or analyze the play

Setting:

¡ How can you (with limited props and space) create this setting for your performance?

Characters:

¡ How would your characters be dressed?

¡ How can you use a costume to look like this yourself?

Props:

¡ What objects are used in your scene?

¡ What objects will you need for your performance?

¡ Will you be able to bring these from home or will you need to make them? If you need to make them, what supplies do you need?

¡ Who will be responsible for what props?

¡ When will you make your props?

Performance:

¡ Will you memorize your lines? Will you read from a notecard?

¡ Are there any words that you need to say that you do not know how to pronounce?

¡ Where will everyone be when the scene starts?

¡ How will people move around during the scene?

¡ Who is talking to whom?

¡ What sort of emotions is each character showing?

¡ When will you practice your staging?

British Literature: The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

Student Names: ______

Scene Number: ______

Act Four Performance Rubric

Performance

· Students have rehearsed lines

· Students’ voices are clear and appropriate in volume

· Students effectively display emotions through voice and movements