Romeo+and+Juliet

ACTIVITY ONE: "Romeo Montague is in a relationship with Juliet Capulet"
Create a facebook profile for Romeo and Juliet. Remember to include mutual friends, relationship status, messages from friends on their wall, status updates and profile pictures.

Then complete a section of Romeo or Juliet's newsfeed - is Mercutio ranting about Queen Mab again?

We have attached templates for both pages below - Remember to keep in line with the personalities represented in the play... what would Romeo's status update be? Would Juliet "like" it? What would Benvolio's comment be?



ACTIVITY TWO: "Parting is such Tweet sorrow"
Not satisfied with Facebook alone, Romeo, Juliet and their friends have also joined Twitter. Your task is to Tweet a scene from //Romeo and Juliet// that captures the essence of Shakespeare's story but with a modern twist.

Remember to take into account the perspective and traits of each of the characters when creating your tweets so that each post accurately reflects the plot AND everyone's personalities.

A few sample Twitter pages have been included in the document below to give you an idea of how your posts can be set out.



= OUTCOME - Critical Analysis Essay = To successfully complete this outcome you must analyse how the meaning of a text changes when interpreted in a different medium.

This should be written as an analytical essay of about 800 words.

The criteria and assessment descriptors are attached below.