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performing Shakespeare eMbedded ASSeSSMeNT 2
Assignment
Work collaboratively to prepare and present a Reader’s Theater performance of a scene from Shakespeare’s play The Taming of the Shrew. Your performance should have a clear beginning, middle, and end.
Planning: Take time to make a plan for your performance.
• Who will be the members of your group, and what will you name your acting company?
• How will you choose a director and divide the lines fairly among the actors?
Analyzing: Read your script carefully for understanding and character analysis.
• How can you work collaboratively to make meaning of the text?
• How will you (as an actor) work independently to further analyze your character?
• How will you (as the director) support the actors in their character analysis?
Preparing and Rehearsing: Create and revise a performance plan.
• How will you (as an actor) learn your lines and create cue cards to aid memorization and performance?
• How will you (as the director) draft an introduction and conclusion and help the actors to prepare?
• How will you work collaboratively to revise and polish your performance plan?
Evaluating and Performing: Create opportunities to review and rehearse your presentations.
• How can the Scoring Guide help you evaluate how well you are prepared to meet the requirements of the assignment?
• How will you use oral, physical, and visual elements to engage your audience?
• How will you take notes during the other students’ presentations to compare and contrast their interpretations with your own?
Reflection
After completing this Embedded Assessment, think about how you went about accomplishing this task, and respond to the following:
• How did students perform the same characters differently? Which choices did you think were most effective and engaging?
• If you were to perform a Shakespearean scene again, what would you do differently?
My Notes
If possible, videotape one of your rehearsals in order to review and refine your performance.
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