English 10 -- Romeo and Juliet Writing Assignment
Your task, at first, sounds silly: you must write three letters that contain the exact same information. As Romeo, you are to pretend that you are sending out three invitations to yours and Juliet’s wedding . The details:
Where: Friar Lawrence’s chapel
When: Saturday, at midday
Dress: formal
Why: Of course, to celebrate the marriage of Romeo to Juliet
Write three letters in modern English: one to your friend Mercutio, one to your new father-in-law, Mr. Capulet, and one to the Verona Times newspaper. Before beginning to write your letters you must consider your audiences. How is your letter to Mercutio going sound like? What words would you use in Mercutio’s letter that would differ from the words you use in Capulet’s letter? How is the letter to the newspaper going to be written?
Remember, although all three letter will have basically the same information in them, but they will all be different with respects to tone (e.g. formal, informal), style of writing (e.g. what form should your letter take?), and vocabulary (e.g.is slang acceptable?).
The main criteria on which this assignment will be marked is how well you understand this idea: when writing for different audiences, you must use different writing styles.
