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A PATTERN OF BEHAVIOR – STORYBOARD PROJECT
Targets:
Select well-chosen text evidence to illustrate a convincing pattern
of behavior about your chosen character;
Demonstrate comprehension of the play by “storyboarding” three
scenes where this pattern of behavior appears.
A Storyboard is…
another way of imagining the action and dialogue of a passage of text.
Think of it like a “visual summary” or “visual interpretation” of a key
moment. You’ve seen them before… they are similar to comic strips or
graphic novels. Storyboards are also used to plan TV shows or movies.
The storyboard is a kind of “first draft” where camera angles, movement,
and editing are planned out.
Task:
1. Choose one character: Romeo, Juliet, Friar Lawrence, Lord
Capulet, The Nurse, Lady Capulet or Mercutio. (You may not
choose Tybalt or Benvolio since we already wrote about them.)
2. Locate three different scenes where your character
demonstrates behavior that fits a pattern that would enable you
to make a judgment about him/her.
3. For each scene, create a storyboard of a critical moment where
your character’s behavior reveals a consistent personality trait.
See the storyboard scoring for details about what to include in
your storyboard. Also, refer to the examples provided to better
understand the expectations.
4. Use your storyboards as a pre-writing tool for developing three
analytical body paragraphs examining your character’s pattern
of behavior.

Timeline:
Monday, March 18 th: Project introduction and examples
o HW: Select a character and locate your three scenes
Tuesday, March 19 th: Independent Work Time (55 minutes)
o HW: Finish the storyboard of your first scene and begin the second.
Late Start Days, March 20 th, and 21 st: Independent Work Time (70 minutes)
o HW: Finish all three storyboards so you can work on paragraphs in class Friday.
Friday, March 22 nd: Independent Work Time (45 minutes); Storyboards and paragraphs due by 2:55pm on Friday, March 22 nd.
Scoring:
Your paragraphs will each be stored using the standard paragraph scale we’ve used all year.
Your storyboards will each be scored using the following scales (multiplied in Skyward):
Content Appearance
9 Captions blend “modernized” or translated text with some directly quoted lines
from the play.
Captions represent shortened versions of what happened in the text, and
represent the text accurately.
The moment chosen illustrates or highlights a key moment from the focus
character’s actions; clearly shows a behavior that matters.
*Together, the three storyboarded scenes illustrate different behaviors that all
fit a pattern to reveal a character trait.
8 Captions are either too heavily “modernized” or overly quoted, without a blend
or paraphrasing.
Captions represent either too much detail or not enough detail when compared
to the text.
The scene represented conveys the text accurately.
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7 Captions represent what happens in the text, but perhaps miss key moments to
fully represent what happens in this moment.
Captions include some directly quoted text.
6 Captions are generally accurate to the text, but might have some gaps or minor
inaccuracies.
Modernizations might have taken too much liberty, but are still generally
accurate to the text.
All six frames of the storyboard are complete.
Color or creative shading is wisely used.
Different perspectives (“camera angles”) are attempted.
Symbols are used to help communicate concepts.
Attention to detail communicates attitude or setting.
Effort and planning is evident.
The imagery is presented in a clever, creative or unique way.
All six frames of the storyboard are complete.
Color or creative shading is wisely used.
Attention to detail communicates attitude or setting.
Effort and planning is evident.
At least five frames of the storyboard are complete.
Color or shading is used and is appropriate.
Attention to detail communicates attitude or setting.
Might be well planned; doesn’t seem well thought-out.
At least four frames of the storyboard are complete.
Drawings are messy or hard to understand, but with effort a reader can figure it
out.
Color, if used, is random or shows little forethought.
Poorly planned; shows minimum effort or attention to detail
≤5 Captions or incomplete, inaccurate, overly vague or difficult to understand. Four or fewer frames are complete.
Messy, haphazard, disorganized, or shows little effort.
Colors, if used, seem just added on so there is “color.”