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FOE:

Your Group Number is your Table Number.

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Task Description

Romeo & Juliet: Fate vs. Choice

SCAMPER Organizer

The Mission: Shakespeare calls Romeo and Juliet star‑crossed (Fate). Your job is to test whether human Choice—or the lack of it—drives the tragedy.

Part 1: Brainstorm: Complete these three boxes. Focus on the goal for each box.

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Original Choice

Wild Card

Ripple Effect

List 5–10 pivotal choices made in the play. (Don’t judge—just list.) � �1.

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10.

Pick ONE choice from your list. What is the most unexpected way a character could have acted instead?

� �My Wild Card Choice:

Why this is unexpected:

Describe the ripple effect. If that weird choice happened, what is the very next thing that happens—then what happens next? �The next scene looks/sounds like: �

�

Ripple Effect (2–3 steps):

�1)

2)

�3)

List Group 1 Members:

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Original Choice

Wild Card

Ripple Effect

List 5–10 pivotal choices made in the play. (Don’t judge—just list.) � �1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

Pick ONE choice from your list. What is the most unexpected way a character could have acted instead?

� �My Wild Card Choice:

Why this is unexpected:

Describe the ripple effect. If that weird choice happened, what is the very next thing that happens—then what happens next? �The next scene looks/sounds like: �

�

Ripple Effect (2–3 steps):

�1)

2)

�3)

List Group 3 Members:

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Original Choice

Wild Card

Ripple Effect

List 5–10 pivotal choices made in the play. (Don’t judge—just list.) � �1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

Pick ONE choice from your list. What is the most unexpected way a character could have acted instead?

� �My Wild Card Choice:

Why this is unexpected:

Describe the ripple effect. If that weird choice happened, what is the very next thing that happens—then what happens next? �The next scene looks/sounds like: �

�

Ripple Effect (2–3 steps):

�1)

2)

�3)

List Group 4 Members:

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Original Choice

Wild Card

Ripple Effect

List 5–10 pivotal choices made in the play. (Don’t judge—just list.) � �1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

Pick ONE choice from your list. What is the most unexpected way a character could have acted instead?

� �My Wild Card Choice:

Why this is unexpected:

Describe the ripple effect. If that weird choice happened, what is the very next thing that happens—then what happens next? �The next scene looks/sounds like: �

�

Ripple Effect (2–3 steps):

�1)

2)

�3)

List Group 6 Members:

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Original Choice

Wild Card

Ripple Effect

List 5–10 pivotal choices made in the play act III of romeo and juliet. (Don’t judge—just list.) � �1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

Pick ONE choice from your list. What is the most unexpected way a character could have acted instead?

� �My Wild Card Choice:

Why this is unexpected:

Describe the ripple effect. If that weird choice happened, what is the very next thing that happens—then what happens next? �The next scene looks/sounds like: �

�

Ripple Effect (2–3 steps):

�1)

2)

�3)

List Group 6 Members:

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Original Choice

Wild Card

Ripple Effect

List 5–10 pivotal choices made in the play. (Don’t judge—just list.) � �1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

Pick ONE choice from your list. What is the most unexpected way a character could have acted instead?

� �My Wild Card Choice:

Why this is unexpected:

Describe the ripple effect. If that weird choice happened, what is the very next thing that happens—then what happens next? �The next scene looks/sounds like: �

�

Ripple Effect (2–3 steps):

�1)

2)

�3)

List Group 7 Members:

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Original Choice

Wild Card

Ripple Effect

List 5–10 pivotal choices made in the play. (Don’t judge—just list.) � �1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

Pick ONE choice from your list. What is the most unexpected way a character could have acted instead?

� �My Wild Card Choice:

Why this is unexpected:

Describe the ripple effect. If that weird choice happened, what is the very next thing that happens—then what happens next? �The next scene looks/sounds like: �

�

Ripple Effect (2–3 steps):

�1)

2)

�3)

List Group 8 Members: