Week 7

Writing Assignment:

Pretend that you are casting a new version of Shakespeare's play and cast the following characters:

• Richard III
• Henry Tudor (aka the Earl of Richmond)
• Anne Neville
• Queen Elizabeth (aka Elizabeth Woodeville)
• Queen Margaret
• Duke of Buckingham

What actor have you chosen for each role, and why do you think they are a good fit for this character? (The point of the exercise is to demonstrate that you understand how each of these characters is portrayed by Shakespeare, and describe the qualities that would make each actor a good fit for the role you have chosen for them. If you can't think of a specific actor who would be a good fit for each character, you can just describe the qualities an actor would need to play each character.)

Answers should be 250-300 words and include specific details and page numbers from the reading.

Grading:

The purpose of these assignments is to demonstrate that you've done the reading and learned something from it. You should make sure to address all parts of the question and provide specifics like names, places, context, and page numbers in your answers.

For example, if you say that someone gave a speech before a battle, I'm going to want to know who gave the speech (names), which battle it was (context), and where it was (places). I also want to know what page(s) this material is on. Although these are short writing assignments, you still want to provide details (history is all about the details).

100% - addresses all parts of the question and provides details like names, places, context, and page numbers.

90% - addresses all parts of the question, but may lack some detail -OR- provides great detail but does not answer part of the question.

80% - answer is correct, but vague, one or more parts of the question may be unanswered.

70% - answer is very vague and multiple parts of the question are unanswered.

50% - I suspect that you read the source, but your answer totally lacks detail and doesn't demonstrate that you learned anything from the reading.

0% - It's clear that you didn't read the source, or you didn't turn in a writing assignment.