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Shakespeare Semester Project
Quotation Assignment: Parts I, II & Rubric
Spring 2010
Part One: Collecting Data
So far this semester you should have collected at least four quotes from each of the following
plays: Hamlet, Henry IV Pt. 1, Richard III, The Taming of the Shrew, King Lear, The Merchant of
Venice, Twelfth Night, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Your final project will incorporate all of
the quotations compiled, but more on that later.
For now, you will organize these quotations in such a way that you can collect data on them.
Start by numbering the quotes so that you can more efficiently compile information using only
the numbers.
Once you have located and numbered your quotes, make a chart that will allow you to collect
Data—actual numbers—on the following:
a. Determine for yourself major themes and significant ideas that run through the quotations
(come up with several, four to eight). Then place the number from each of the quotations under
all the appropriate themes/significances in which it might work.
b. Determine the “nature” of the speaker—his or her personal characteristics (again, think of
five or six major characteristics into which the quotations might fit), then list the quotations by
number under each characteristic that you feel applies.
c. From what part of the play does each quotation come (Act and Scene)? Collect data.
d. What major conflicts and/or problems do you note (four to six), comparing and contrasting
all the plays (character vs. self; others; nature: society, etc.).
e. Think of images (pictures elicited from the imagination through the words).
Determine six or seven images, and place quotations under them by number.
f. Note repeated words among the quotations and, again, collect the data.
g. Determine any other heading that makes sense to you, then analyze and chart accordingly.
Once you’ve collected the data, write one (long) paragraph under each heading to analyze
what you’ve found and what you think your data shows.
Shakespeare
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Quotation Project Part II: The Creative Element
After you have worked through the various steps for each of your Shakespeare quotes;
done the investigation, the charting, and the analysis; and arranged all of this
information into some “polished” form to be presented to the class; you will turn your
attention to creativity.
For Part II of the assignment, you will create a piece of art in any medium you choose
(e.g. dance, poetry, music, sculpture, photography, paint, etc.), inspired by your
collection and exploration of the quotes. Your creative piece does not in-and-of- itself
need to contain quotations, but needs only to be inspired by them. This can mean
whatever you want it to mean, as long as you have devoted earnest thought and effort
to the artwork and accompany it with a short paper (2 or 3 pages, perhaps; containing a
description and explanation of the work, with specific ties to the themes or concepts that
inspired it and the quotes and plays from which those are derived). The Project is due
the final day of class—Tuesday, June 1st—when you will present both Parts I & II of
your project.
Your project will be graded with the following rubric:
Part One
Major themes and significant ideas (5pts)
Nature of the speaker (5 pts)Part of the play (5 pts)Major conflicts and/or problems (5 pts)Images elicited (5 pts)Repeated words among the quotations (5 pts)Student’s unique categorization (5pts)Written data analysis (25 pts)Aesthetic Quality of product (15pts)Part Two
Artwork
Level of creativity (20 pts)Apparent time/effort devoted (15 pts)Quality of final product (15 pts)Analysis
Well-written explanation of artistic work (10 pts)Connection to quotes assembled in Part One (15 pts)-
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