"A book, too, can be a star, 'explosive material, capable of stirring up fresh life endlessly,' a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe." - from Madeleine L'Engle's Newberry Medal Acceptance Speech

Friday, April 8, 2011

Important Deadlines for Romeo and Juliet

  • Prompt books should be complete by now; continue to revise them based on what we went over in class. You should have already completed the character and company report as well. If you lost the handout, here are the questions:
Character Report due with prompt book. In case you lost the questions, here they are:
  • What does your character want in this scene?
  • What is your character's motivation for doing what he or she does?
  • What obstacles stand in his or her way?
  • What happens when your character confronts these obstacles?
  • Are there any distinctive elements in your character's way of speaking? (Is his or her language elaborate, plain, musical, or what?)
  • What is your character thinking during the scene? How does he or she react to the other characters and events?
Company Report
  • What happens in your scene? Outline the basic events.
  • What do you think are the key purposes of your scene?
  • What are your reactions to this scene?
  • Storyboard due Wednesday, April13
  • Final videos due Monday, May 2. If you need our help to film, sign up for a time during Zero Period starting Wednesday April 13.

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