Caesar+Tableaux+Final+Project

= Caesar Tableaux Project = As a final project for Julius Caesar, you and your group will be assigned an act from the play. As a group, you are to work together to come up with a //tableaux// (a live, frozen picture) that shows what you feel to be the most important scene from your assigned act. You will need to do some brainstorming on scene possibilities as well as what characters you want to include. Characters you include do not necessarily have to be in the scene as it is written, but their positioning should indicate that they are not part of the immediate action. Think carefully about how to pose each character.

After you work together to decide how you are going to represent the scene, you will use the iPods to take a photograph of your tableaux. The scenes will then be displayed in order to create a visual representation of the play.


 * Assign one person to be the director**—as director, it is your job to help to arrange characters in the most effective positions to emphasize the importance of the scene. You will also be responsible for writing a caption that explains what the scene depicts and why you feel it to be significant to the play as a whole.


 * Written assignment—a two-three paragraph caption that analyzes the significance of the scene and discusses why it is important to this play as a //tragedy//.**


 * Other group members will be assigned characters in the tableaux**---as a character, it is your job to do the following:


 * 1) Choose a line from the play that emphasizes your thoughts or your importance to this scene—this can be from any character or any part of the entire play.
 * 2) Think carefully about how you will position yourself in the scene. Remember you are to be //frozen//. What can you do with your face, hands and body, to emphasize your character’s importance?
 * 3) Be able to explain what you are //thinking// in this scene. There should definitely be some depth to this response.


 * Written assignment—a two-three paragraph analysis of your character’s role in this scene. This should include an explanation of the line that you chose, an in-depth analysis of how and why you chose to pose your character in the scene, and what your character is thinking in the scene.**
 * (see #1-3).**


 * Group Grading will be based on the following:**


 * **10 points--Significance of the scene—**Is the scene of crucial significance to the play as a whole? How well is this justified in the caption and character monologues?
 * **10 points--Presentation of the scene—**Is there obvious thought given to the positioning and posing of characters? Does the overall presentation illustrate a deep understanding of the scene and the play as a whole?
 * **Your individual paragraphs will be worth 20 points and will be graded using the rubric below.**


 * > **Criteria** ||>  ||> **Points** ||> ||>   ||
 * >  ||> 0-1 ||> 2-3 ||> 4 ||> 5 ||>   ||>   ||
 * > ** Organization ** ||> Sequence of information is difficult to follow. ||> Reader has difficulty following work because student jumps around. ||> Student presents information in logical sequence which reader can follow. ||> Information in logical, interesting sequence which reader can follow. ||>  ||
 * > ** Content Knowledge ** ||> Student does not have grasp of information or character(s); student cannot answer questions about subject. ||> Student is uncomfortable with content and character, but is able to demonstrate basic concepts. ||> Student is at ease with content and character, but fails to elaborate or thoroughly analyze the scene. ||> Student demonstrates full knowledge of the characters and play, and thoroughly analyzes the scene. ||>  ||
 * > ** Grammar and Spelling ** ||> Work has four or more spelling errors and/or grammatical errors. ||> Work has three misspellings and/or grammatical errors. ||> Presentation has no more than two misspellings and/or grammatical errors. ||> Presentation has no misspellings or grammatical errors. ||>  ||
 * > ** References ** ||> Work displays no references to the play. ||> Work has references to the play, but they do not fully support the writer’s ideas. ||> Work has some references to the play and they somewhat support the writer’s ideas. ||> Work displays references to the play which clearly and correctly support the writer’s ideas. ||>  ||
 * >  ||>   ||>   ||>   ||> ** Total> ** ||> _________ ||>   ||