Julius Caesar

Movie Pitch Project

Due Date: Periods 1 &2: April 20
Periods 6,7, & 8: April 21
TASK: Students may work individually or in groups up to 5
members.
You and your group members (no more than 5 per group) have decided that you want to put a
new spin on a movie version of William Shakespeares Julius Caesar. Using your knowledge of the
play you will cast the major characters with modern actors/actresses. You will also select the
time period and location for your movie. Finally you will need to select five songs to be used as a
soundtrack for the movie. The presentation or pitch will be presented as a power point and
should include the information below:

DETAILS:
You will need to cast the following characters with modern actors/actresses:
Brutus
Caesar
Cassius
Antony
Portia
Calpurnia
(One more character of your choice, for example: Casca, the Soothsayer, Cinna the
poet, etc.)

Create a slide for each character which should include a picture of the actor, a quote from
the play, and your reasoning behind selecting that actor/actress. The quotes should be
about or from the characters. The quotes should have quotation marks around them and
be identified (write down who said the quote and identify the act, scene, and line). For
example, Beware the ides of March. Soothsayer (I, ii, line 18).
You will also need to have 2-3 slides listing the songs and artists on your soundtrack and
your brief reasons for selecting the songs (how they fit into the play).
Your pictures and song lyrics must be school appropriate!
Be sure to include an introduction slide first that includes your group members names,
You are also REQUIRED to turn in a
period, project title, location and time period of your movie.
printed
your
slides with
Finally end with a resource page that lists all of the websites
you handout
used for of
your
photos.
group members names at the
FORMAT YOUR SLIDE SHOW MUST BE IN THIS ORDER! (3your
POINTS)
top before you present! To print a
1. Introduction Slide
2. Brutus Slide
handout page(s) of your slides,
3. Caesar Slide
go to
4. Cassius Slide
5. Antony Slide
File
6. Portia Slide
7. Calpurnia Slide
Print
Print what? (Select the handouts
from the drop down box).

8. Additional Character Slide

9. Soundtrack slides (2-3 slides)
10. Works Cited Slide
0-1
Students
present with no
eye contact,
mumble, speak
too quickly, or
speak too
quietly for
students to
hear.

2
Students
present with
little or no eye
contact.
Audience
members have
difficulty
hearing or
understanding
group
members.

3
Students
present with
some eye
contact. Most
audience
members can
hear and
understand
presentation.

DESIGN

The
presentation is
empty. There is
no text/image
balance. No
attention paid
to variation in
design.

The
presentation
contains well
placed
objects, with
thoughtful
text/image
balance.

MECHANICS

Text contains
many
spelling/gramm
ar errors.
Sentences
seem
disconnected,
and there is
carelessness
throughout.

GRAPHICS

Images do not
connect to text
and/or are not
relevant.

The
presentation is
either cluttered
or empty.
Inconsistent
attention paid
to sizing of
graphics,
placement of
graphics and
text.
Text contains
some
spelling/gramm
ar errors. Little
logical
structure or
flow to
sentences.
Evidence of
carelessness in
writing.
Images are not
always
relevant. Text
citations are
not always
present and do
not connect to
images.

PRESENTATIO
N

Checkpoints:
Introduction Slide _____ 05
Brutus Slide (with picture) _____ 05
Caesar Slide (with picture) _____ 05

4
Students
present with
occasional eye
contact.
Presenters use
a clear voice,
correct,
precise
pronunciation,
and can be
heard by all
audience
members.
Objects in the
presentation
are well placed
and sized.
Presentation is
not cluttered
or empty.
Imaginative
and logical
text.

Grammar and
spelling are
nearly
flawless.
Logical
sequence
apparent.
Some wording
is careless.
Inconsistency
in style.
Images are
mostly
relevant. Text
citations are
usually
present and
identify the
images.

Grammar and
spelling are
flawless and
the flow
provides a
logical
pathway of
ideas.
Consistent and
engaging style
throughout.
Images are
relevant, and
complement
the text. Each
image is cited
in the text and
identified. The
number of
images is
appropriate.

SUBTOTAL

_______/16

Cassius Slide (with picture) _____ 05

Antony Slide (with picture) _____ 05
Portia Slide (with picture) _____ 05
Calpurnia Slide (with picture) _____ 05
Additional Character Slide (with picture) _____ 05
Quotes (2 points per character) _____ 14
Explanations (1 points per character) _____ 7
Songs, Artists, and Explanations: 5 songs (2-3 slides) _____ 10
Works Cited Slide _____ 05
Format (In the correct order) _____ 03
Printed handout of slides _____ 05
Presentation Subtotal (see above) _____ 16
TOTAL _____ 100