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Romeo and Juliet Wiki Spaces Project toc **As a class, you will carefully follow important information regarding the key characters and themes in Romeo and Juliet. Obviously, you will be keeping detailed notes on your own. However, you will also communicate and share some of this information with other students in our class and our collaborating class on our Wiki-Romeo-Juliet page. Here is what you will do **.

Final Activity Planning
As a group, plan an activity that other class members can complete – you be the teacher and assign the final project. § The activity must focus on your character(s) or theme over the course of the play. § Directions should be clear, and your group activity must have a focus. This will allow others to understand what is being asked of them. § As your group brainstorms for activity ideas, remember to challenge students. In addition, keep in mind this is a final activity. Are you asking students to reflect upon your character(s) or the theme upon the play’s denouement? Are you encouraging students to analyze and not regurgitate? § Options for final activities include, but are not limited to: a crossword, video with activity, worksheet, quiz, a scene rewritten in another genre, a parody or spoof, putting a character on trial (in a 4-5 paragraph essay or another method), a front page of a newspaper, or a mock facebook profile page for a character, a webquest, finding a critical essay or a video and making a quiz or worksheet off of that, an art or music project to represent a character or theme, other tech project – Prezi...etc. § Groups may also come up with their own ideas with teacher approval. § All group activities must be posted to the Wiki page by the date given by your teacher. § You MUST include an answer key for quizzes/crossword, or suggested answers/product, AND a rubric (if applicable) for your activity. Perhaps you’ll want to post an example, although just for a reference, not to copy. § Dialogue among your group is necessary if working with the other school. We encourage use of the Discussion tabs under your group’s Home Page. If only working with your own school, it’s critical that all members participate and give an accounting of who did what.

General Instructions:

 * 1) Get into your group and begin creating your home page. It must be completely finished before the end of Act III. You will want to add a title, multiple pictures, hyperlinks to supporting websites, and colored fonts.
 * 2) Carefully follow your character(s) or theme using the possible issues provided on this handout.
 * 3) Each group member must include a detailed response at least one time in each act. Please use examples and direct quotes to support claims you make in your responses.
 * 4) When writing anything about the play, please include the act and scene about which you are writing. Make sure you sign each entry!!
 * 5) Each entry must be unique. You cannot write about the same issue addressed by another student within the same act. You cannot repeat information from entry to entry. Please include at least one picture or hyperlink for each entry.
 * 6) Organize carefully!!! Know who is going to write about which events. Know how your actual page will be set-up. Use the discussion board to communicate with all your group members.
 * 7) After each act, the group should post 2-4 thought-provoking discussion questions surrounding that act and their character(s) or theme’s part in that act.
 * 8) Finally, as a group, plan an activity of some sort that other class members can do around your character(s) or theme. Here are some options (crossword, video with activity, worksheet, discussion board, quiz, scene rewritten in another genre, parody or spoof writing suggestion) or come up with your own idea. As long as it’s something you post and others can complete based on your character(s) / theme. You MUST include an answer key for quizzes/crossword, or suggested answers/product, AND a rubric (if applicable) for your activity. Perhaps you’ll want to post an example or upload something and definitely include directions. This one large group activity will be completed at the end of Act IV or shortly thereafter and should sum up your character or theme for the entire play.
 * 9) Each class member will be responsible for answering five questions (posed by other groups) after each act and complete two activities by the end of the play.

Group Responsibilities:

 * Create the home page
 * Write 2-4 discussion questions after each act
 * Plan a final activity at the end of the play

Each individual's responsibilities:

 * Write one entry per act about your character(s) or theme (include a picture or hyperlink)
 * Write a thoughtful answer to five discussion questions per act
 * Complete two activities by the end of the unit

Group "Topics":

 * Characters to follow:
 * Group A) Romeo & Paris
 * Group B) Juliet
 * Group C) Benvolio/Mercutio/Tybalt
 * Group D) Friar Lawrence/The Nurse
 * Group E) Lord & Lady Capulet
 * Possible issues to discuss regarding your character:
 * 1) Wants and desires
 * 2) Key choices and consequences
 * 3) Personal character conflicts
 * 4) Examples that display personality traits
 * 5) Character changes
 * 6) Repeated or similar actions on the part of a character
 * 7) Comparisons/contrasts to other characters
 * 8) Comparisons/contrasts to modern society
 * Make certain you do not just sum-up plot. Think about how your characters relate to the topics listed above.
 * Themes to Follow:
 * Group F) Love is everywhere and everyone sees it differently.
 * Group G) No one escapes Fate.
 * Group H) Trouble ensues when an individual’s will conflicts with Society’s.
 * Group I) Love is a beautiful yet destructive force.
 * Group J) Unchecked passion can be a dangerous force.
 * Group K) People of all ages can be quite selfish.
 * 1) Theme - How is it presented / in what major situations within the play?
 * 3) Where else? - Where do you see the theme cropping up in smaller, minute situations?
 * 4) Characters - Which characters contribute most to the theme and in what ways?
 * 5) Ramifications - What are some of the ramifications of the theme?
 * 6) Theme and plot – How does the theme affect the plot line and vice versa?
 * 7) Plot without theme – Without this theme being present, what would happen to the plot?
 * 8) Quotes – What quotes directly point to this theme and why?
 * 9) Real Life – Examples of this theme in real life events (try to focus on heavier situations than just high school gossip) and how that compares to the play.