Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Creating a dramatic presentation on the Middle Kingdom and the first emperor, Qin Shihuangdi

Your script should mention -

- Welcome to the Middle Kingdom
- Ni hau! Xi'an, 200 BCE
- intro characters
- 5 achievements of Qin and / or the early Chinese
- Trouble in Paradise
- conflict: emperor desires to be immortal
- search for the elixir of eternal life
- The Ironic elixir
- emperor succumbs to his medicine
- burial


- 15 pts overall
Scripts and masks to be ready for in-class presentation on Friday.
- 5 pts mask that is large, colored
- 10 pts script and cues for beginning each line in turn.

Selected groups will be allowed to present their skit to Mr Flowers class on Mon.