Honors Greek Theater Mask Project INSTRUCTIONS: Now that you have read Sophocles’s Oedipus Rex, as well as discussed and analyzed the play’s complex characters, you will create a Greek Theater Mask for Oedipus, Creon, Teiresias, or Jocasta. In addition to creating a mask for one of these complex characters, you will write an analysis of him or her. Follow the guidelines below: 1. Making the Mask: To make your mask, you may use a plain mask from a craft or costume store, or you can make your own with clay, paper mache, cardboard, foam board, etc. You may not use a paper plate or a sheet of paper. 2. Decorating the Mask: When decorating your mask, you may use paint, markers, yarn, construction/color paper, etc. (Be sure to write your name on the inside of the mask.) The mask’s decorations should serve the same functions as the original ancient Greek masks did: identifying the gender, class, and age of the character. Furthermore, the mask’s decorations should reflect the character’s personality, emotions, characteristics, etc. In order to do so, incorporate at least two symbols of him or her on your mask. 3. Character Analysis: Your character analysis should consist of a minimum of three paragraphs (7 sentences minimum each). In these paragraphs, you should analyze how s/he develops over the course of the text, interacts with other characters, advances the plot, and develops the theme of the play. Be sure to cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support your analysis (minimum of one direct quote from the play per paragraph). This portion should be typed, double-spaced, and in 12 point Times New Roman font (in accordance with MLA formatting). DUE DATE: Your completed project is due at the beginning of class on _______________________________. Ten points will be deducted from the project’s grade for every day that your project is turned in late. You should also have your rubric attached to your project when you turn it in. If you do not have your rubric, five points will be deducted from the project grade. Don’t forget to have a backup; deletion, computer viruses, etc., will not be acceptable excuses for late submission. ACADEMIC DISHONESTY: Remember that according to your course syllabus, actions such as cheating, comparing answers, copying homework, and plagiarism will result in a zero and disciplinary action. Honors Greek Theater Mask Project Rubric Name ____________________________________________________ Date _____________________ Period _______ Requirements Exemplary Proficient Sufficient Needs Not Work Proficient 1. Mask Material: Made using a plain mask, clay, paper mache, cardboard, foam board, etc., not a paper 15 12 9 6 3 plate or a sheet of paper. 2. Mask Decoration: Decorated using paint, markers, yarn, construction/color paper, etc. Name is written on the inside of the mask. The mask’s decorations identify the gender, class, and age of the character. The 35 28 21 14 7 mask’s decorations reflect the character’s personality, emotions, characteristics, etc., through the incorporation of at least two symbols of him or her. 3. Character Analysis: Consists of a minimum of three paragraphs (7 sentences minimum each). Analyzes how s/he develops over the course of the text, interacts with other characters, advances the plot, and develops the theme of the play. Cites strong and thorough 45 36 27 18 9 textual evidence to support analysis (minimum of one direct quote from the play per paragraph). It is typed, double-spaced, and in 12 point Times New Roman font (in accordance with MLA formatting). 5. Rubric: student includes copy with the Project 5 4 3 2 1 materials. Totals Miscellaneous deductions Points ______ / 100 Grade Comments