CREATIVE ACTIVITIES

Voluntary Artifacts for your ePortfolio

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Romeo and Juliet on the Net

In Romeo and Juliet's time there was no Twitter or
Facebook. If they lived in today's time, they would probably
use social networks to get in touch with each other and
with the people around them.
Twister (0.25 point)
Task
Choose to be Romeo or Juliet and create between five and ten tweets which show what
has happened to you and how you feel. The tweets should make a good summary of the
whole story.
Resource
You can use the following website to help you design the twitter. No registration needed.
This site allows you to design the tweet (one at a time).
http://www.classtools.net/twister/

HOW TO PUT ALL THE TWEETS TOGETHER.

Download the pdf for each tweet and put them all together at
http://smallpdf.com/merge-pdf by dragging and dropping each pdf and then merging
them in one single document. Download the final pdf and keep it safely in your computer
or memory stick.
HOW TO SHOW YOUR WORK ON WIX
Use Slideshare to upload the final pdf file and it will be shown as a slide presentation.
Embed it in your Wix site.

Fakebook (0.4 point)

Task: choose to be Romeo or Juliet and use fakebook to show your state. A
minimum of five post need to be created before you can save your work. So
create between 5 and 8 posts. Here you will need to add friends and they
will comment on your state.
Resource
You can use the following website to help you design the "facebook". No registration
needed. This site allows you add images, link videos and add fake comments. Finally, you
can save your work and embed it in your site.
http://www.classtools.net/FB/home-page
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Whatsapp (0.3 point)

If Romeo and Juliet had lived in our time, they could
have sent messages instantly and the tragedy could
have probably been avoided. But then, their story would
not have been as memorable as it is now.
Task
You are going to change the course of
Friar Lawrence is going to use whatsapp
going to tell Romeo about the plans.
conversation between the two of them in
plan is revealed.

the story.
and he is
Create a
which the

Then create another conversation between Romeo

and Juliet showing how happy they are about Friar
Lawrences plan.
Resource
You can use either of the two applications below.
http://www.classtools.net/SMS/
http://www.fakephonetext.com/
The difference is:
If you use the first one, you will save the work and
provide a password. Then you will be able to embed
the conversation in your site. You can simply upload
the image to your site or you can simulate a smart
phone and make a collage (like the one I have created
for you)

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Romeo and Juliet on the news.

Newspaper Article (0.3 point)

Task: You are a journalist and have learnt about
the tragedy in Verona. You will write an article about
the events in the story. Remember that in most
articles they include the words of some witnesses so
use some characters point of view to make your
article more real.
Resources
You can use either of the two resources shown below:
http://www.fodey.com/generators/newspaper/snippet.asp
This application allows you to create a newspaper article by introducing the name of the
newspaper, the headline and the date. Finally, you write the story. After writing the story
you will be able to download the image. Then just upload the image to your site.

http://www.presentationmagazine.com/editable-old-newspaper-template-4520.htm
You will be able to download an old newspaper template in powerpoint format. Once on
your computer, you will be able to write the story. Save it and upload it to Slideshare so
that you will be able to embed it in your site.

Breaking News (0.25 point)

Task: You are a TV news presenter and have
learnt about the tragedy in Verona. You will
create a news alert prompt making the
tragedy known to the world. You should create
at least four prompters showing the different
steps in the story (the most tragic moments,
the ones that bring big changes to the story)

Resource: http://www.classtools.net/breakingnews/
This application will allow you to create the news prompter by introducing all the
information. Once finished you can download the image. Keep all the images on your
computer and then simply upload them and add them to your site.
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Geolocating the story (0.5 point for each member)

Task: You are the owner of a travel agency
and want to geolocate all the places in the
Italian town of Verona to offer tourists a
literary route of the city.

In pairs, and using the information and the photos you will find on the first three
links, create a google map adding pins (and the corresponding information, images
and even videos of film versions) which show the main information. Remember both
of you need a google account and the one who creates the map must share it with
the other and give permission to edit it.
One finished both members of the pair will embed the same map on their site.
Resources:
http://www.swide.com/food-travel/pocket-guide/romeo-and-juliet-locations-veronaitaly/2013/07/18
http://www.tourism.verona.it/en/itineraries/your-time-travel/romeo-juliet
http://untappedcities.com/2013/12/18/6-sites-verona-italy-follow-footsteps-romeoand-juliet-verona-italy/
Google maps: https://www.google.es/maps

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Romeo and Juliet in Art (0.4 point)

Art Gallery
Task: You are the owner of an art gallery and you
want to prepare an exhibition of paintings related to
the eternal romantic couple.

Before you start your task, you will have to search the Internet and find from 5 to
10 pictures painted in different styles and periods in history in which the tragic love
story of Romeo and Juliet is portrayed. Make sure the pictures have good quality and
do not pixel on the computer screen.
For each picture you will write the title of the painting and the artist. Then you must
write a short description of the painting. You can add links to direct the reader to
further information.
When you have finished you can save your work for future editing,
and embed your work into your own site.
Resource: http://www.classtools.net/3D/

Ballet (0.5 point)

Romeo and Juliet was made into a ballet. Search the web and
find out about who composed the ballet and when and where
the ballet was premiered.
Task: You are going to watch three videos of the Romeo and
Juliet ballet as performed by different companies. You must write a paragraph for
each video identifying the moment in the play (explain what the ballet dancers are
doing or what you can see on stage that make you think so). In the paragraph you
must also describe how the dancers move in order to show their feelings and
emotions. Finally, explain what effects has the music on you and which piece you
find most stunning, beautiful and even memorable and why.
Embed the three videos in your site and write the text.
Resources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Xg6r9cxd1w&list=RDcFkZQ84YDlk&index=7
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a04IcHI1fFQ&list=RDcFkZQ84YDlk&index=8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFkZQ84YDlk&list=RDcFkZQ84YDlk&index=1
Find adjectives to describe music: http://www.words-to-use.com/words/music/

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Romeo and Juliet in Films (0.25 point)

Romeo and Juliet has been endlessly adapted and brought
to the big screen. For each of these films there is a
memorable soundtrack. In the resource section you will be
provided with the link to
the main theme of the
most recent adaptation, that of 2013.
Task: You will create a music video containing the
main theme of the 2013 film adaptation of the play
together with some scenes from the film.
Steps to carry out your task (including resources)
1. Download the music from the youtube video.
To do that, use this online application:
http://www.youtube-mp3.org/es
2. Search the web (google images) and save
some photos related to the 2013 film version
of Romeo and Juliet.
3. Once you have the images and the music in
your computer, you can start making the music video. Go to
https://studio.stupeflix.com/es/ . This online application allows you to upload
the photos (try to put them in a chronological order) and the music and finally
create the video. Better results if you sign up and create your account.
4. When the video is finished you can embed it in your site.
Resources: Apart from the ones already mentioned in the steps, the link to the
youtube video containing the main theme is:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7SNvG52_fk&index=1&list=PL0b4SOBRyiGCuRQZxzqse-lbqXAnkPEE

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Romeo and Juliet in music (0.3 point)

The influence of such a romantic story has been present in
songs written and composed by singers and bands throughout
time. You are going to have a close look at one of them.
In Tylor Swifts song "Love Story" (released in 2008 as the
leading single of her album "Fearless") the names of the two protagonist can be
clearly heard and understood.
Task: Embed the video clip in your site:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xg3vE8Ie_E
Find the lyrics of the song and copy them as a text. Then write and article
trying to figure out the meaning of the song (what is going on in the story) and
in which way it is related to the classic characters (what are the similarities and
the differences).
This song has been used as the soundtrack of another film. Search the web and
find out which film it is and how it is related to the play written by Shakespeare.

Fashion Designer (0.4 point)

Task: You are a fashion designer and have been
commissioned to design the costumes for the new
film adaptation of Romeo and Juliet. You have to
draw an outfit for each one.

Steps to carry out the task:

1. After drawing the two outfits, scan them into two different images and
keep them in your computer.
2. Write a short description of each garment. Do not forget to mention type
of fabric, colour, pattern, etc.
3. Go to http://www.fotobabble.com/. This online application allows you to
upload a photo and record an audio to go with it.
4. Sign up (create your account)
5. Now read what you have written to record your voice. Allow your
microphone to be accessed.
6. Save and grab the embed code
7. Embed the widget in your site.
8. Follow steps 5 and 7 to do the same with the other design.

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Book Trailer (0.5 point)

You probably know what a trailer is and what it is
used for. Yeah! that's right! It is that short video
before a film is released and whose aim is to make
people go to the cinema and watch the film.
A book trailer is the same but with books. You are
going to create a video to show a bit about the story (no spoilers, please) so
that anyone who has not read the book yet might get interested after watching
the book trailer.
If you want to know how to create a good book trailer, you can visit this site:
http://www.booktrailersforreaders.com/How+to+make+a+book+trailer
or you can simply go to youtube and search by typing "book trailer" on the
search bar and watch some examples.
You can use photos or short videos. You can add text or voice. You can use
background music, etc. It all depends on the final result you want to get.
You can use Microsoft Movie Maker (which you probably have on your
computer)
or
you
can
use
the
online
video
application
https://studio.stupeflix.com/es/
Once you have finished the book trailer, you can upload it in youtube or vimeo
(registration needed) and embed it in your site.

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