Shakespeare Play Presentation - Check Reading Schedule for Due Dates

Options for Shakespeare Play Presentation:

Presentation – 140 points

Name:___________________________________Play:_____________________________________________

As part of our Shakespeare unit, you will be presenting your play to the class.  Choose one of the following options as a way to present your play to the class.  The class will already have read the Tales from Shakespeare version of the play and your presentation will be a review of the story for them.  Be sure to share the main plot and characters of the play.  Your presentation should take about 8-10 minutes total.

1.     Create a CD that includes a song for each character in the play.  Use the CD to explain the plot and characters of the play to the class.

2.     Perform an abbreviated version of the play with some friends.

3.     Make a collage representing the play.  Explain to the class how it illustrates the events and/or characters of the play.

4.     Create a video that tells the story of the play in a different setting (western, modern 7^th grade, cavemen, outer space, etc.) 

5.     Create a comic strip telling the story of the play in a different setting (see above for examples). 

6.     Write a story with the same plot of the play in a different setting and with different names.  Share your story with the class.

7.     Make a movie poster advertising the play.

8.     Make a toy representing a character or event from the play.

9.     Create a funny bumper sticker or a t-shirt representing the play.

10.  Make wallpaper that represents the play.

11.  Gather some friends and put on a fashion show representing characters from the play.

12.  Memorize a soliloquy from the play and perform it in a fun accent.

13.  Create a photo essay representing the events or characters of the play.

14.  Create some jewelry that might have been worn by a character in the play and explain your creation and the connection.

15.  Write a newspaper article reporting the events depicted in the play Share the newspaper article with the class.

16.  Create a TV news program reporting the various events depicted in the play.  Share the news report with the class.

17.  Make a timeline of the events in the play.  Include drawings, magazine clippings, or photographs.

18.  Write a song for one of the characters or representing one of the events.

19.  Design a board game about the play.

20.  Write a series of at least 10 haikus or limericks representing the events in the play.

21.  Do an experiment that corresponds to the play.

22.  Draw a map with a legend showing the location of the events in the play.

23.  Create a power point telling the story of the play in a different setting.

24.  Create a children’s story version of the play.  Share the story with the class.

25.  Perform an interpretive dance version of the play for the class. 

26.  Find a fun abbreviated video version of the play online and share it with the class.

27.  Bring a food that goes along with the play in some way.  Share the food with the class and use it to explain the play.

28.  Make a short documentary explaining the play or a character from the play.

29.  Other options: Math problems in the play, costumes and props from each scene, an outside activity that teaches the story, ___________________________________ (your choice - dream big).

You presentation should be:

Prepared and on time – 20 points      Clear – 20 points         Thorough – 20 points                          Interesting – 20 points                         Creative – 20 points    Show knowledge of the play – 20 points

8-10 minutes in length – 20 points                              Total – 140 points