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performing a shakespearean embedded
AssessmeNT 2
dialogue
Assignment
Your assignment is to work collaboratively with a partner to plan, rehearse, and perform a dialogue from William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night.
Planning: Select and annotate one of the dialogues from Twelfth Night.
• What is the meaning of each of your character’s lines?
• How will you use vocal delivery to express your character’s thoughts and feelings?
• How will you use visual delivery and staging to interpret the scene and interact with your partner’s character?
• How will you and your partner make notes and plan your performance?
Rehearsing: Memorize your lines and rehearse the performance with your partner and others.
• What are the “cues” in your partner’s lines that will remind you of what to say?
• While your partner is speaking, how should your character react?
• How can you speak to your partner’s character while both of you face the audience?
• How can you make the scene more understandable and interesting for your audience with facial expressions, vocal inflection, and gestures?
• How can you enhance your scene with at least one of the following theatrical elements: set design, masks, costumes, props, or music?
• How can the Scoring Guide help you evaluate how well your planned performance will meet the requirements of the assignment?
Performing and Listening: Perform your scene for an audience of your peers, and take notes on your classmates’ performances:
• Who are the characters involved?
• What is the dialogue about?
• How did the performers help you understand and appreciate the scene?
Reflecting in Writing: Write a paragraph explaining the strengths and challenges of your performance.
• What would you do differently in a future performance?
• How did performing a dialogue help you understand Shakespearean language?
• What were the best performances you saw, and what made them effective?
Reflection
After completing this Embedded Assessment, think about how you went about accomplishing this task, and respond to the following:
• Howdidyoufeelaboutperformingandspeakinginfrontofothersbeforethisunit?
• How did this experience prepare you to be a confident oral presenter?
my Notes
As part of the rehearsal process, consider video recording your performance.
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