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Assignment: Rewrite one of Shakespeare's sonnets in a different context. While the meaning may change, the structure of the text and the rhythm must stay the same.

Assignment: Analyze a monologue of your choice from a list of options, practice, and perform for the class!

Assignment: Pretend you're William Shakespeare. In groups of 4, choose a current event or natural catastrophe that would make a good play. Decide the setting both geographical and historical, and the impact setting will have on costume and diction, if any. Create a cast list and the opening 5 minutes of dialogue for your play. Perform dialogue on stage in the school auditorium.

Assignment: Read a book of historical fiction, and prepare an oral presentation in which you provide a summary of the story, including main ideas and most significant details. Also, compare and contrast the fictional portrayal of a time and place with a historical account of the same period to show how authors of fiction use or alter history. 24 pts. possible