Modern Shakespeare (Investigation)

MODERN SHAKESPEARE
Investigation:

This unit is called Modern Shakespeare and the book that is based on is “Much Ado about nothing”. This is a Shakespeare’s play but it is extremely hard and boring because of the language Shakespeare uses. This unit we will basically be acting out skits. The skits will be in sorts like a talk show, video, game show and etc… In order to make this unit fun we need to know and research the basic background knowledge of how to video. We also need to research on things like T.V programs and most importantly the book. In order to make this happen all of us need to be familiar with the book and how they talk and the characters personalities. Without the background information the whole acting won’t fit to the book and the characters. It is boring to read the whole and not get anything it is better to just go on spark notes or another site and get the basic and essential ideas. Another way to get familiar with the story is to watch the movie this way the idea will get inside your head easily. Looking back it seems that we need to do a few background researches.

This unit AOI and the learner profile are Approaches to learning and Communicators. We the class chose these to because they were the best that matched well with this unit. We chose approaches to learning because we are learning something new and trying out different things such as videoing and acting as a class, as a person from long ago.

We chose communicators because throughout this unit we express ideas and information creatively. We are also using different languages. Another reason is because we are all working together as a class with each other. This will be a tough unit but also a fun and creative one too.

The final project is to act the script out that the english A students wrote and film it. The materials that would be used are things like the camera, basic stationaries, script and the computer. The unit question is "How can we create a video presentation of a Shakespeare play that will appeal to modern day viewers". The unit question relates to the project becasuse we are creating a video that is based on a play that shakespeare wrote. Not only we have to create a video but we have to make it fun that will appeal the modern day viewers.

From this unit i expect to learn how to make jokes and act them out and how to film properly and lots of things about talk shows and news. I will also learn more about the book and will become much more familiar to it than before. My experience with shakespeare isn't alot. I only read "The merchant of Venice" and that is about it. Personally shakespeare don't interest me and i don't get it easily. For me it's not only boring but hard. Although throught this project i will be able to have fun with it.

The answer to the unit question is that we have to make a video that is funny and not in a hard language. While filming we have to put in a lot of humour that the modern day viewers would like and effects. Also we have to choose a video script that is scandalous and interesting.