The Cube
Assignment: Construct a cube to illustrate two connections between Shakespeare’s plays and
Renaissance Man.This assignment is about your understanding of Shakespeare’s connection to today. It is not about Shakespeare; it is not about the United States Army. It has a specific focus. Begin with the quotes you want to illustrate.10"Rubric: 10" 1. The cube may be made of any material.
10" 1. The cube may be made of any material. It can be wood, plastic, paper, cardboard, metal, wire, concrete, whatever you choose. 10"It can be opaque, transparent, or translucent. It is ten inches on a side. 2. It can be solid; it can be hollow. It must be able to stack. 3. It can be painted, carved, printed, illustrated, or collaged, whatever you choose. 4. It can have nothing that can come loose. This includes dirt, ash, blood. Nothing is loose in or on the cube. Items can be suspended within the cube, but they must be securely attached to the cube. Nothing can project beyond the surface of the cube. 5. This is a solo project. There will be no partners.6. The subject of the cube is Shakespeare’s plays. The subject is not Shakespeare or the U.S. Army.7. The focus pieces are red. The rest of the cube and its illustration is black and/or white8. The cube will be peer-evaluated by silent jury. Your project will be evaluated by persons not necessarily in your class period. You may not defend your graphics, sculpture, or construction. Your cube must be totally self-explanatory. To assure anonymity, your assigned number (not your name) will be on the cube. Numbers will be posted on the classroom door, and I will issue a numbered label for you to put on your cube.9. You will have three quotes (one from Renaissance Man, two from Shakespeare’s plays) with parenthetical documentation, somewhere in/on/of the cube. 10. No LegoR people are allowed. LegoR expressions are not allowed. Green army men are not allowed. Don't even think about pipe-cleaner people.Due Date Thursday/Friday, 17 or 18 February.NO LATE WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED..
