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DUE: Thursday May 6th Groups should be ready to share videos and pages in class on Thursday.

Project Sheet for Macbeth

Read through each of the following projects. Your group will pick 3 projects total, one being from each section outlined below, to complete and post to your wiki page. You will have the course of the entire reading of the play to complete your selected projects and have them posted. As we get closer a more specific due date will be posted. Some of the projects will not entail as much as others, yet in cases such as this, you will be expected to do more than the basic requirement. If you have any doubt about whether you have done enough on your project, you should perhaps do more. Go beyond the basic requirements in order to get a good grade. = =

__**Project Selection**__

 * //Video: est. 5 minutes, with props and outlined scripts.//**

-Witches presenting their recipe on //Emeril live.//

-Macbeth’s visit to a psychiatrist to discuss his problem of seeing ghosts.

-Local police chief interrogates a number of characters about Duncan’s murder

-Macbeth and Macduff appear on //Nightline//

-Lady Macbeth does a soap commercial

-Porter and Doctor reveal all on //Oprah// //Winfrey//

//**Written:**//

-Advice columnist – a series of five detailed letters from a variety of characters and provide his/her answers

-Select a short scene or part of a longer one from the play and rewrite it using modern English (__cannot__ use the translation booklets)

-Script a portion of the play as if it were a movie. Choice scenes I suggest are a. dinner ghost scene as a horror film b. final battle scenes as a Bruce Lee martial arts film c. Witches tell Macbeth the future in a rock musical

-**Write a series of 5 letters**, (one full TYPED page each), which includes the following: 1. Letter from Malcolm to Macbeth stating how he fears that Macbeth will kill him. 2. Letter from Banquo to Malcolm after he flees. 3. Letter from the Witches to King Duncan. 4. Letter from Lady Macbeth stating to the doctor her dreams. 5. Your choice

-Write a eulogy (a statement of praise for someone’s life after they’re dead—often read at funerals and memorials) for Banquo. Include details about his life that you learned in the play. The eulogy must be presented in front of the class and you must dress in mourning attire.

-Write a rap, poem or song of at least 20 lines about the play—can be about a character, from his/her perspective, about the plot, a theme, etc. The rap, poem, or song must be presented on video or live in front of the class.

//**Artistic:**//

-Illustrate the five most important incidents in the story and **design a cover for //Macbeth//**. Explain each picture or section in detail. Includes the act and scene number.

-**Create a Power Point** that details one entire Act from beginning to end. Must include a minimum of ten quotes and eight pictures. Minimum of ten slides. THIS CANNOT SIMPLY BE A RE-TELLING OF THE SCENE USING SUMMARY NOTES!!

-**Put together a “newspaper” of the day**, for example, //The Morning Macbeth// and be sure to include correct historical date of paper, a headline story with picture, three other headlines with pertinent information from the play, an editorial and opinion section, e.g., //Was the killing of Macbeth justified?//, a cartoon and horoscope section. This should be a newspaper that includes a full 2-pages of packed information.

-Create a sketch that illustrates 4 themes in “//Macbeth//.” Themes can be an image of one or more characters doing something. Include a short description (as a caption) of the illustration and how it depicts the theme (3-4 sentences per caption). Themes include: • Ambition • Appearance vs. Reality • Disorder • Trust and Betrayal • Fear • Greed and Power • Excuses • Visions • Desperation • Good and Evil • Guilt • The Supernatural

-Create a story board with at least **ten** detailed images that tell the story of “//Macbeth//.” Include **captions** for the images in a word document.