Romeo and Juliet creative project

9^th English Romeo and Juliet Performance Project, Spring 2012

Your task: creatively appropriate Romeo and Juliet, and perform and/or present your work in the coming weeks.

You might…

·       Write and recite a long poem (or series of shorter poems) based on the story

·       Write a sequel / change the ending / add a character (“fan fiction”)

·       Modernize / adapt the play

·       Change it from verse to a prose narrative

·       Make a movie or skit (5-10 minutes in length)

·       Something else approved by Mr. Anderson

Your work, obviously, won’t be entirely original—but it must be entirely yours.

You must include a 1-page written explanation of your performance (i.e., 200-300 words explaining your thought process, your creative choices, and how your work ties to a theme or themes in the play.)  If you’re part of a group, you still have to write an individual explanation.

The kind of project you choose will determine the materials you’ll need.  

poetic terms

Meter
Poetic rhythm. Measured in "feet."

Metrical Foot
A measure in poetry. Usually two or three syllables.

Stressed
Accented or emphasized syllable in a word. For instance, in the word "neighbor," "NEIGH" carries the stress. (Opposite: Unstressed)

Iamb
A two-syllable metrical foot, unstressed/stressed (like "aBOUT")

Anapest
A 3-syllable foot, un/un/stressed (like "sevenTEEN")

Iambic Pentameter
5 iambs in a line, for a total of 10 syllables. "aROUND the ROCKS the RUGged RAScal RAN"

Journal #51

Narrate your life in the 3rd person.

Indirectly characterize yourself.

In other words, give us a clue to your personality WITHOUT directly telling us about it.

"Show, don't tell."

Journal #33

Play Scrabble for at least a half hour. Use ten of the words from the game to write a story.