The Shakespeare Project
As an introduction to The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, your group will be responsible for teaching an element of the background information necessary to understand the play and Shakespeare.
As an introduction to The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, your group will be responsible for teaching an element of the background information necessary to understand the play and Shakespeare.
The Topics Are:
1. Shakespeare's Life and Times
-What was England like while Shakespeare lived
-A brief Biography of Shakespeare’s life
2. Shakespeare's Theatre
- The Globe-History and design
-Theatre practices and conventions
3. Shakespeare's Impact on and Contributions to the English Language
-What influence did Shakespeare have on our Language, our culture, our literature?
4. Julius Caesar: The Man, his Life and Times
-What was Rome like while Caesar lived
-A brief Biography of Caesar’s life
5. Julius Caesar: The Play
-Shakespeare's sources of information on Caesar
-Important characters
-The Language of the Play
These topics are quite broad, part one of your assignment is to divide these topics into smaller more manageable sub-topics.
Example: In a biology class your topic is a report on mammals. This topic is very broad and lacks a specific focus. You might narrow that down to marine mammals. That is still quite broad, so you might further narrow it down to the migratory habits of marine mammals. Even that might turn out to be too much, so finally you decide to focus on the migratory habits of the killer whale.
The project has three graded components:
A research paper of 3-5 pages with citations done in the MLA style, with parenthetical citations and a Works Cited page
A class presentation of you information that is clear, concise, and does not go over 3 minutes.
A short paper (2-3 pages) on the information presented by your classmates.
Caveats:
Use your time in the library wisely: amass more than enough information. It is usually better to have too much of something than not enough.
Use at least one source that you have held in your hand (a book or periodical). There are many college professors who will require you to do so, and some that even frown on using the internet at all.
Make sure that any website you use is reputable and scholarly. Do not cite Wikipedia, do not use an encyclopedia.
Make sure that as a group you have divided your main topic up into sub-topics that do not overlap too much. Part of your grade will be based on your ability to communicate with others in a group situation. Any evidence of poor intra-group communication will be looked upon in an unfavorable light.
Utilize the databases that Mr. Miller has demonstrated during his presentation, and the NoodleTools citation creator.
MLA documentation outlines are available on several websites. The student handbook also has information on this method of citation.
DUE DATES:
The presentations will begin on Tuesday, December 2 .The research papers will be due Monday, December 4.
The papers on the presented information will be due 3 calendar days after the last presenter presents.
Bloom's Literary Reference Online
Twayne's Author Series
Twayne's Author Series
Gale Cengage Learning Databases
Student Resource Center
Literature Resource Center
Online Catalog
Academic Intergrity
NoodleTools Citation System
Citation Machine
Student Resource Center
Literature Resource Center
Online Catalog
Academic Intergrity
NoodleTools Citation System
Citation Machine
