Brainstorming

Sonnets:

iambic pentameter hop scotch

pop sonnets

Julius Caesar:

yes/no- Cassius and Brutus on assassination

power red light green light- Caesar and the conspirators

status work- setting this expectation during animal farm...also applies to harbor me

Shakespeare choice board final project- shoebox set, perform a scene with a partner (filmed?), podcast as characters/ true crime (Brutus and Cassius speaking right after the speeches of Brutus and Antony?), write a fake letter from Cassius to Brutus 'as a Roman' to convince him to assassinate caesar, defense lawyer- pick a character that you will be defending as a lawyer, write out your closing arguments to defend your client, free space, character mood board with written explanation (director explaining the character their actor is playing), record making, artifact, portraits, police file/case study

prepping for performance- can students fill out a worksheet to provide them with a space to organize their thoughts? How can we mirror the intentionality of the discussion this group had about MND on a lower level of understanding

Romeo and Juliet:

writing your own prologue

dynamic reading of prologue

Montagues vs. Capulets rap battle