Amy Leskow

Oral Presentation
Modern Translation
Making A Picture Book

Name____________________________________________ period___________

Due Date_________      The Taming of the Shrew unit sheet 

C Layer (50 points possible). Credit is earned for learning, which comes about through listening, discussing,, reading and doing. You will be verbally assessed for each activity in this layer that you choose to complete. You must complete this layer before moving on to the next.  

                                                Possible     Points    Date

                                                points        earned 

  1. Choose 15 words from the play that you do  20 _________ ________
  1. Summarize one of the scenes using transitions  10 _________ ________
  1. Create a 20 question multiple choice test with  20 _________ ________
  1. Complete any one of the Act review sheets.  10 _________ ________ 
 
  1. Complete the outline study guide for the play. 20 _________ ________
 
  1. Character Wheels. In a  large circle on plain   10 _________ ________

   paper, write one character's name in the center.

   In each quarter of the wheel, list one of the following

   categories and describe the character in terms of it:

   Background, Physical Appearance, Temperament,

   and Ideas. Include three descriptions in each category. 

  1. Complete a Cause and Effect Organizer. On a 10 _________ ________
  1. Make a portrait of a main character that remains  10 _________ ________

B Layer (30 points possible). Choose one of the activities below. Credit is earned for learning, which comes about through listening, writing , discussion, reading and doing. You will be assessed using the rubric particular to your choice. 

                                                Possible     Points    Date

                                                points        earned 

  1. With a partner or two, act out a scene  30 _________ ________

      in Elizabethan English or one translated

  1. Create a two page modern translation  30 _________ ________
  1. Create a children’s book that tells  30 _________ ________

                                                Possible     Points    Date

                                                points        earned

  1. Why do different cultures have    20 _________ ________

   different gender roles?

   2. Who is the antagonist and who is    20 _________ ________

   the protagonist in the play? Why?

   3. Why is the divorce rate so high in    20 _________ ________