Romeo and Juliet 8.2

Do now: Check the board to see which group you are in.  Go sit with your group.

Objectives:

• work effectively in groups to prepare for a performance
• demonstrate leadership skills

Agenda:

1. do now

2. In groups: assign a director and assign parts to actors

2a. DIRECTOR: Make a copy of the scene in google drive and share the document with everyone in your group.

3. In groups: Read through the scene at a norm pace (without stopping).  Director(s) should time the reading and read stage directions.

4. In groups: Your task is to cut your scene by half.  You can either cut the scene as a group, or each actor can cut his/her own part

         CUTTING SCRIPTS: Decide which are the most important plot points/exchanges. Be sure to               cut complete sentences (you will be graded on how grammatically accurate your cuts are)

5. In groups: Once script is cut, do another read through of the scene.  Director(s) should time the reading and read stage directions.

6. Summarizer