“Opening
night for earnest!”
Process
Your group needs
to decide who is going to take each job assignment.
There
are
three assignments necessary for this publication:
1.
Arts & Entertainment Reporter
This
reporter is responsible for reviewing and critiquing the play “The Importance of Being Earnest”.
Include reactions from the audience and an interview with Oscar Wilde. Some questions to consider: What kind of
people might have attended the play? What famous literary persons might
have
attended the play that evening in 1895?
What might have been their reactions? What themes and literary
devices
were included in the play? What was your reaction to the actors and
actresses?
What might have been Oscar’s reactions to the evening?
(click here for
good resources)
2.
Layout Design & Copy Editor
This coworker will be responsible for the
design of the magazine cover, the table
of contents, and
the editing of the article. The editor will need to use the
resources page to
get ideas for the design of the magazine.
3.
Wilde’s
Biographer
This reporter
is responsible for a detailed biography of Wilde’s life. A biographer
must also
be very knowledgeable about the historical period in which the person
lives.
Click here for some good resources to use when researching the
historical
period of Victorian
Each
assignment must include at least 2 appropriate graphics.
Discuss with your coworkers how your
publication can best be produced. Be
sure to include an original title of the magazine and the article. You
will be
turning in a rough draft. Your final publication does not have to be
professionally bound (although you can take it to a copy store) as long
as it
is bound. Be creative about this! You will give a short presentation of your
magazine to the class upon completion.
Each coworker will present his/her own work.