DUE April 11

Issues:

Hubris as destructive

Alienation

Search for spiritual value

Monster as a product of the subconscious

Salvation Through Love

I. LITERATURE

Write a story (minimum of two pages) about a monster in your life. It must be built around one of the issues listed above. It may be a literal monster or a metaphorical monster, and you may “fictionalize” the story if you wish.

Assume you are making a movie your story:

II. MUSIC

• a.)Find music from the Romantic era (19th century) that could be used as music for the Title and Credit frames of a film version of your story (2 minute maximum so use an excerpt). The music should reflect the attitude, character, and theme of the story. It does not need to, nor should it, reflect specific actions in the story i.e. chase scene, love scene, murder scene.

• b.) Provide a brief (one paragraph) biography of the composer which mentions the most significant experiences of his/her life.

• c.) List the romantic musical characteristics found in your musical example.

III. ART

Create a poster advertising your movie that reflects the issues represented in the story. It should be a Movie Poster. Write a brief summary explaining symbolism and Romantic elements used. Support your poster, explain the issues.

IV. PERFORMANCE

Create a television commercial for your movie. Present a performance that reflects the primary issue in your story. It should not be a scene from the story but rather a performance to set the mood, a prelude to the issues or attitude of your story. Suggestions: Interpretative dance, mime, performance of a piece of music that sets the stage for the movie, dramatic readings...

NOTE: WRITTEN MATERIAL INCLUDES STORY, COMPOSER BIOGRAPHY, MUSICAL CHARACTERISTICS. POSTER EXPLANATION. ALL WRITTEN MATERIAL SHOULD BE TYPED.

NOTE: All four components of this assignment are to be related and coordinated with the story you write.

Oral presentation: Summarize story and Perform your commercial.