Shakespeare representation task: Much Ado About Nothing
| Grade | Work Samples |
|---|---|
| End of Stage 5 (end of Year 10) | |
| Grade B | Alex |
| Grade C | Finley Jayden |
| Grade D | Rylee |
- New Work Samples
- Carsen
Description of activity
Students create a representation of the play Much Ado About Nothing in a new medium that reflects their understanding of the female characters. They then write a reflection statement that explains decisions underpinning their representation.
Context
Students have completed a close critical study of Much Ado About Nothing and have identified and discussed the key ideas or issues, including those that relate to the presentation of the female characters and how they have been explored. Students have previously examined the role of women in Shakespeare’s time.
Outcomes
1 responds to and composes increasingly sophisticated and sustained texts for understanding, interpretation critical analysis and pleasure
4 selects and uses language forms and features, and structures of texts according to different purposes, audiences and contexts, and describes and explains their effects on meaning
6 experiments with different ways of imaginatively and interpretively transforming experience, information and ideas into texts
9 demonstrates understanding of the ways texts reflect personal and public worlds
11 uses, reflects on, assesses and adapts their individual and collaborative skills for learning with increasing independence and effectiveness.
Criteria for assessing learning
(These criteria would normally be communicated to students with the activity.)
Students will be assessed on their ability to:
- compose original and sustained representation
- formulate insights and concepts through investigation, and communicate ideas
- manipulate language, use technical skills, conventions and medium for the intended audience and purpose
- reflect on decisions underpinning their representation.