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Hamlet Multigenre Project
As a culminating task for this unit you will have several
options from which to choose, but each
option includes a written component. Your project will be based
on one of the following topics:
1. Foils: How do Fortinbras, Horatio and Laertes impact our
understanding ofHamlets character?2. Appearance versus reality;
deception and dissembling.3. Hamlets women: a study of the roles of
Gertrude and Ophelia.4. Something is rotten in the state of
Denmark: Imagery of disease and corruption in
Hamlet5. Revenge and nemesis: Hamlets success at revenge.6
Hamlet as Hero: Is Hamlet a tragic hero?7. Claudius and Hamlet - a
comparison of two leaders.8. Hamlet: 2011- What is the relevance of
Hamlet for a modern audience?9. An Antic Disposition -Is Hamlet
crazy?
And you will need to develop a thesis. Please see attached
handout on Generating a Good
Thesis Statement.
A. Project Options (50 marks):
Scene Performance: You will choose a scene to perform. You may
work with other students to
perform this scene but you will each need to prepare a unique
written analysis. The length of the
scene will depend on the number of people involved. This option
will work better for some topics
than others. Remember the purpose of your scene presentation
will be to support your thesis.
This may be communicated through staging, costumes, casting
choices, and acting. It can be live
or filmed, but lines should be memorized.
Website: There are a number of free sites that will allow you to
create a website. If youre
interested in this option, check out:
http://www.wetpaint.com/https://sites.google.com/
http://www.weebly.com/
http://www.wix.com/
Ive used Wix to create a Hamlet themed website:
http://www.wix.com/danikabarker/hamlet
Scrapbook: This project will require creativity, artistic
talent, and probably a lot of glue. You will
put together a scrapbook of images, text, newspaper headlines,
ticket stubs etc. to support your
thesis. Artistic license is expected here. You dont have to
situate Hamlet in medieval Denmark.
Film Scene Comparison: There are many versions of Hamlet on film
available out there. For this
option, you will compare multiple versions of the same scene and
explain which one bestsupports your thesis. This will be done as a
presentation to the class.
Facebook profiles: You can use our Ning to create Facebook like
profiles for different characters
in Hamlet. through their interactions, wall posts, blog entries
you can support your thesis.
Pecha Kucha: Despite the weird name, this is a fairly
straightforward option. A pecha kucha
presentation is made up of twenty slides played for no more than
twenty seconds. There is a
emphasis on strong visuals, minimalist text, and polished
presentation. Heres an example of one
http://www.wetpaint.com/http://www.wetpaint.com/https://sites.google.com/http://www.weebly.com/http://www.weebly.com/http://www.wix.com/https://sites.google.com/http://www.weebly.com/http://www.wix.com/http://www.wetpaint.com/
8/8/2019 Hamlet Multi Genre Project
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I did for my masters class:
http://bit.ly/pechakuchabarker
Project Rubric
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
Knowledge
/15
Project
demonstrates
limited knowledge
and
understanding of
play and/or
chosen topic
Project
demonstrates
sufficient
knowledge and
understanding of
play and chosen
topic
Project
demonstrates
strong
knowledge and
understanding
of play and
chosen topic
Project
demonstrates
excellent
knowledge and
understanding
of play and
chosen topic
Thinking
/10
Project shows
limited evidence
of planning
Planning sheet
submitted but
incomplete
Project shows
adequate
evidence of
planning
Planning sheet
submitted and
mostly complete
Project shows
considerable
evidence of
planning
Planning sheet
submitted and
complete
Project shows
clear evidence
of planning
Planning sheet
submitted and
complete
Communicati
on
/15
Ideas
communicated
clearly showing
some awareness
of audience and
purpose.
Limited mastery ofconventions of
chosen form
Ideas
communicated
clearly showing
sufficient
awareness of
audience and
purpose.Mastery of some
conventions of
chosen form
Ideas
communicated
clearly showing
good
awareness of
audience and
purpose.Mastery of most
conventions of
chosen form
Ideas
communicated
clearly showing
excellent
awareness of
audience and
purpose.Mastery of
conventions of
chosen form
Application
/10
Demonstrates
limited inferential
thinking.
Analysis only at
surface level
Demonstrates
some inferential
thinking.
Analysis mostly
at surface level
Demonstrates
considerable
inferential
thinking .
Analysis
goes beyond
the surface
meaning
Demonstrates
sophisticated
inferential
thinking .
Analysis goes
well beyond the
surface meaning
B. Written Component (50 marks):
Regardless of the project you choose, you will need to compose a
written piece
that explains your thesis, the evidence youve found that
supports your thesis,
and an explanation of how project presents this information.
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