Macbeth+Multi-Genre+Assignment

** Due: **__ ______________________ __
 * // Macbeth //**** Multi-Genre Project **

For this project, you will collect evidence and evaluate a character from the tragedy //Macbeth//. You will prepare information about your character and present it with creating a **multi-genre project. A** ** Multi-Genre Project ** is a collection of individual components that are combined into one piece of work. It demands academic analysis, creativity, and imagination. While each genre is a complete work on its own, the different pieces of a multi-genre project should all be connected or linked in some way so that the final project makes sense as one complete work. The pieces of your project will all be connected by the character that you choose to represent.

A genre is category of composition distinguished by distinctive style, form and content. This is just a short list of examples of genres you could choose (you may also create your own, just please check with me first):
 * __ So…What’s a Genre? __**

• Advice column • Persuasive essay • Campaign Speech • Descriptive paragraph • Short Story • A scene from a play • Encyclopedia entry • Autobiography essay • Eyewitness account • Song • Interview • Letter • Cartoon • Picture • Collage • Diary • Monologue • Newspaper Article • Play • Eulogy • Dialogue • Advertisement • Photo/drawing • Poem • Resume • Stream of consciousness

Requirements for the project: You must create a total of **three** pieces from different genres that represent your character:
 * The **analytical piece** will be a psychological evaluation of one character using research to support your diagnosis. This piece must be one-to-two pages and incorporate evidence from both the text and some research.
 * The **“found” piece** will be one outside source you found that connects to your character, a theme, or a motif in the story. //You may not use any source you already used for your journals.// You will write a brief rationale of how this source is relevant to an element in the text. You also must **cite** the source from which you took the piece.
 * Your **creative piece** allows you the freedom to present your ideas in any format that you choose (see above). If you create a visual piece for your project, write a brief explanation for it that explains the image and how it represents your chosen text element (theme, motif, character).

Questions for your consideration:
 * What is the nature of this individual?
 * How is this individual affected by his/her environment?
 * What choices has this individual made to impact his life and others?
 * Who is this individual connected with or linked to?
 * Who has his/her behavior affected?
 * How might this individual feel?
 * What does he/she ultimately want?
 * Is the individual generally “good” or “bad?”


 * Timeline ** :


 * __ Day Task/Assignment Due __**

Tuesday Jan 3 LIBRARY to research for “found” piece

Thurs Jan 5 **Found Piece Due** Brainstorm/begin work on Creative Piece

Mon Jan 9 LAB 307 to revise/edit creative piece

Wed Jan 11 LIBRARY to research for Analysis Piece

Fri Jan 13 **Creative Piece due ** LAB 307 to revise/edit analysis piece

Wed Jan 18 **Analysis Piece due**

Fri Jan 20 CAPT practice and review

**This schedule and these due dates are weather-dependent, but they will remain AS IS unless I specifically tell you I have made changes. Just because we have a snow day does not automatically mean a due date will change.