06 October 2009

Insults, Puns, and Iambic Pentameter Dialogue

Insults and Puns
This will be a punny assignment

In groups of no more than three

• Write a short dialogue and memorize it. (5 points)
• Your dialogue must contain a total of three Shakespearean insults. (5 points)
• Your dialogue must contain a total of three Shakespearean puns. (10 points)
• Each person must have at least two lines written in iambic pentameter (5 points)
• Make an extra copy to turn in with all your names, period numbers, proper formatting, and this rubric. (5 points)
• Every person in your group must wear a costume. A paper hat is not a costume.
• Write in the scansion on your lines written in iambic pentameter. Use the formula below. (5 points)

Wilt THOU be GONE it IS not YET near DAY?
It WAS the NIGHTing GALE and NOT the LARK,
That PIERCED the FEARul HOLlow OF thine EAR

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