Pride+and+Prejudice+at+200

To celebrate one of the most loved classics as it turns 200 years old, we will...

1. Watch a film about the novel and author -- Question Worksheet will be distributed about the movie on 1/29/2013
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2. Answer the following questions to be collected 1/30/2013

 * A. What makes a classic?
 * B. Why do we study them?
 * C.What are some of the universal themes that we find in classics, specifically Pride and Prejudice?
 * D. Why are people so fascinated by Jane Austen's works?

**3.Scene Assignment ( 2 Parts): There are 5 Scenes and each has its own page.** Part 1 (Solo Work) -- Each person is assigned a scene to update according to your group. You should have your updated scene completed for Wednesday. Your groups are posted on the Group Page and have been given to the substitute. You will be given a summary of the actual scene.

Part 2 (Group Work) -- On Wednesday & Thursday (using Google Docs), Each group will update/ collaborate on their scene preparing to perform on Friday. Remember: And... On Thursday, you will be given a checklist to help you with your final edits which should be completed before you leave class. Each student in a group and Ms. Houlihan should get a copy of that group’s final manuscript (shared via Google Docs). The members of the group should use their scripts to read the scene for the rest of the class (you are responsible to print it out). You may use props during the reading.
 * The script of a scene must contain both dialogue (the conversations and asides of the characters) and stage directions (descriptions of setting, characters, and action). Not all descriptions show up in stage directions, however; sometimes playwrights drop descriptions of setting and of characters right into characters’ dialogue.
 * The characters might not resolve a problem or an issue in a scene, but a scene must contain a problem or an issue that the characters are considering, and a scene must end in a satisfying way rather than simply trail off.
 * How trendy should the locales and clothes be?
 * Will the characters speak in a local dialect or in a language understandable throughout the English-speaking world?
 * How do adapters handle content that in the 21st century may be considered sexist, but that is critical to the plot or theme as envisioned by the original author nearly two hundred years ago?

= Make sure... = = =
 * = CONTENT: Does the dialogue or do the stage directions clearly show the characters contemplating and dealing with a problem or an issue? Does the scene end naturally, rather than artificially? =
 * = STYLE: Is the dialogue realistic and easy for an actor to say? =
 * = GRAMMAR, USAGE, MECHANICS: Have I checked to make sure capitalization, spelling, and matters such as agreement, comparison, and pronoun reference are correct? =