Mar Azul School English Homework KS4

About your chosen play

Open up Powerpoint and create a new document entitled 'My Shakespeare Play' and complete the following tasks: TASK 1: Pick the play you wish to study and write a brief paragraph describing what is meant by a tragedy, you will need to choose either Romeo and Juliet or Macbeth to focus your project on another play you have studied that has a tragedy. TASK 2: Research the narrative (plot) of your chosen play and include an overview of what happens in the play. You will need to research all key information on the story/plot and put it into your own words. You may wish to break it into 10 bullet points or write it up as a paragraph. TASK 3: Create a character list. TASK 4: You will need research and record information of who you think are the three most important characters from your chosen play (this can be recorded as bullet points)

Who are they? (key info i.e. age, family, character traits) What is their function? hero? villain? Damsel in distress? friend? jester? What do they do in the play?/What happens to them in the play? Relationships with other characters?

http://www.nosweatshakespeare.com/play-summary.htm EXTENSION TASK: Choose one of these and create a character profile or facebook page including all key information you have found out so far on that character.

Linking Shakespeare to modern day

Open up Word and create a new document called 'Modern Day Shakespeare'. Complete the following two tasks in it: TASK 1: Choose a key moment from your chosen play and write a modern day newspaper article explaining what has happened and reporting on the event.. An example might be the murder of Mercutio in R&J or Romeo and Juliets double suicide at the end! Use Publisher Newsletter format, where possible include images and newspaper report vocabulary. i.e.

It has been reported that Allegedly Yesterday at 3pm.

Sources say

TASK 2: Find a modern day version of your character from real life, a television programme or a film. You should try as best you can to list all of the similarities between the two characters/ character and person. For example a modern day Romeo could be someone who is in love, has been a soldier, died too young etc. You should present your work so that the links between the two characters are clear. You should include images of both characters which show the similarities between the two.

Understanding Shakespeares Characters

Open up Word and create a new document called 'Shakespeare Characters' and complete the following two tasks: TASK 1: Choose a character from your chosen play and write a speech or diary entry from their perspective. You will need to show your understanding of the characters feelings, ideas, emotions in the play. (they may be writing about another character, something that has happened or just be reflecting of their thoughts at a key moment in the play) i.e. Lady Macbeth might be writing in her diary how she plans to force Macbeth to commit evil deeds Or Juliet might be writing a diary entry after she has just married Romeo TASK 2: Choose two characters from your chosen play that have some sort of relationship (this can be positive or negative: Tybalt and Romeo or Lady Macbeth and Macbeth for example) You will need to create a modern day dialogue between them. Write it up as a play script! i.e. Romeo: I dont have any bad feeling towards you any more Tybalt Tybalt: Are you kidding me? I will never make peace with you- we will be enemies forever! Romeo: But there are reasons I cant explain to you why I think we should forget all the trouble from before and come together