Teaching Ideas
Group Project for Hamlet
As a group, choose a major speech, character, or theme from
Hamlet and create a web page or PowerPoint presentation
that will "teach" that speech, character, or theme
to the rest of the class.
Your group's choice must be claimed and approved on a first-come-first-served
basis (Note: you do not "have" your topic until
I have approved it--I will also make suggestions/requirements
based on your choice). You will need to work together to produce
your project and to make your decisions.
Now for the assignment...
Prepare a presentation that will teach your classmates about
your chosen topic. This presentation should be more than simple
text, and should include, at a minimum, images and links to
sites that deal with your topic. However, the limit of what
you can do is governed solely by your imagination and your
ability to actually produce it. Including quotes and images
(if legally available), the project should be the equivalent
of at least 3-4 pages in 12 pt. Times New Roman text. I would
recommend choosing the web page option so that you can more
easily include text, but if you'd prefer, you can use PowerPoint
(Note: if you do use PowerPoint, make extensive use of the
Notes feature to make sure that your points are adequately
developed and explained).
The purpose of your presentation should be to inform your
classmates about your topic. However, it should also provide
a thoughtful analysis that addresses such things as how your
treatment of that topic is important to a valid understanding
of the text/play, as well as how an understanding of your
topic is meaningful to our lives today.
Project Requirements:
- The Final Project (submitted to me on disk(s) or attached
to an email message)
- All rough drafts of project materials (electronic or hand
written)
- Thoughtful and substantial interpretation/analysis of
topic (about 2 pages)
- Supporting evidence from the text of Hamlet to
back your claims
- Incorporation of outside sources and multimedia elements
(e.g., images, audio, etc.)
- At least five links to quality outside sources that deal
specifically with your topic
- Absolute copyright compliance. Any outside material
included in this project must be appropriately cited and
all non-textual materials must be accompanied by a brief
statement addressing compliance (e.g., presenting explicitly
received permission, explaining why it is in the public
domain or why Fair Use applies, etc.). If you are denied
permission, your grade won't be affected if you demonstrate
evidence that you have requested permission and were denied
- A short, collaboratively written paragraph outlining each
group member's contribution to the Project
Grading Criteria
- Successfully Completing Project Requirements (20%)
- Visual Presentation (20%)
- Intellectual Merit (20%)
- Overall Group Achievement (20%)-This will be determined
by the overall quality of the Project
- Individual Contribution (20%)--This will be determined
primarily from the short paragraph mentioned in the Project
Requirements, but also by other evidence in the project
of your contributions.
Good luck, and feel
free to contact me if you have any questions!
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