For the Final Fences Project you will choose ONE of the three projects below to complete. PLEASE READ ALL DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY. Any questions will be answered on Monday, 01/08/18.
ALL FINAL PROJECTS ARE DUE ON 01/16/18. NO EXCEPTIONS.
(****REMINDERS: Visit the page entitled Book Talk if you have not already done so. Also ALL Focus Questions are due Tuesday 01/09/18.)
Project #1 Post-Mortem Character Analysis
For this assignment, you will analyze a character (Other Than Troy) of your choice from the play.
In your analysis, you must answer each question, provide two pieces of textual evidence from the text, explain each quote in context of where it is in the story and what it means, and your last explanation MUST create a rationale between how the evidence you utilized proves and demonstrates your answer.
You are responsible for answering questions for 3 chosen body parts. Write the page number of your evidence after each “quotation”. Must be on poster board or tri-fold. Be Creative.
Body Parts: Head: You will analyze the intellectual side of the character. 1. Does he/she analyze situations or just react? 2. Is he/she smart or intelligent?
Eyes: You will analyze how observant the character is. 1. What does he/she notice about others? 2. What does he/she notice about his/her surroundings?
Ears: You will analyze what others say about him/her. 1. Why does he/she remember what others say to him/her? 2. How is he/she affected by what others say?
Mouth: You will analyze what the character reveals when he/she speaks. 1. What philosophy regarding life and surroundings does he/she reveal? 2. What idea or value does he/she assert or demonstrate is important?
Hands: You will analyze how the character handles situations and events. 1. What kind of conflicts does he/she deal with? 2. How does he/she resolve or deal with conflicts?
Heart: You will analyze the emotional nature of the character. 1. How does the character feel about himself/herself? 2. How does the character feel about people who are different?
Torso/Legs: You will analyze the instinctive side of the character. 1. What brings the character pain? 2. How does he/she deal with emotional and physical pain?
Feet: You will analyze the character’s reactions to events. 1. When upset about something, how does the character react? (fight, flight or freeze) 2. How is he/she affected by where he/she has been? Wings: You will analyze the character’s potential. 1. What kind of future do you see this character having? 2. What do you think the character will value or reflect on when approaching death? What will become important?
Project #2
Three Levels Of Reading Project
For this assignment, you will close read the text looking beyond the plot for deeper layers of meaning.
Across the top of the poster board, write the title of the work and the author’s name. Draw three large concentric circles on the paper (one circle inside another circle inside a larger circle).
For the innermost circle, concentrate on the concrete level of meaning—reading on the lines. a. Write the most significant word from the part of the work assigned. b. Quote the entire sentence in which the word appears—or enough of the sentence to reveal the word’s use in context. Document the source of the quotation in parentheses. c. Write multiple dictionary definitions of the word (denotation). d. Explain why the word is important to the meaning of the work by placing it in the context of the narrative. In the middle circle, concentrate on the abstract level of meaning—reading between the lines. a. Referring to the text, draw four images from the assigned part of the reading. b. Write an explanation of the link between each image and the word you have written in the innermost circle.
In the outer circle, concentrate on the thematic level of meaning—reading beyond the lines. Write two thematic statements drawn from the significant word you wrote in the innermost circle and the images you drew in the middle circle. Tie everything to the work as a whole.
Select one of your thematic statements to use as the thesis statement for an essay. On the reverse side of your paper, compose a short essay analyzing meaning in the assigned part of the work.
Project #3
Fences Script Writing and Scene Presentations
For this assignment, you will create and perform your own mini-play of Fences.
Tasks: Decide which portion of the play you will perform. You may use flash backs to explain events in the past. You may also use a narrator or host to quickly “sum up” previous events that occurred before the opening of your scene.
Write your own original script. Be creative (Wild West, Star Wars, Oprah Interview, Musical,). Your script must be at least 4 pages (2 front/back skipping a line between dialogue) in length. It may not exceed 6 pages (3 front/back). Overall, your script may be original and different from the original play, but it must capture the “big ideas” found in Fences.
Although you are encouraged to be creative and humorous in your scripts, your scripts must be school appropriate. Inappropriate dialogue or actions may result in a zero for the project.
You may change the setting and time to match your version. You may NOT change character names.
You may expand on events in the play or add an additional scene.
Find actors/actresses. Assign parts, and run through entire script to make sure it works. Create/use props and costumes.
Film the scene. The play does not need to be memorized, but your play must run smoothly for your presentation.
*The goal of this assignment is for you to present scenes in a creative and entertaining format showing the class that you understand what occurred during the scene. Find creative ways to recreate the scenes we have read about. You need to create a new version of the text.