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Can we ever really know a person completely? Otto Preminger’s murder mystery, //Laura//, reveals that even a person’s character can be a mystery. Each of the main characters-- Waldo, Laura, Shelby, Ann and Detective McPherson—is difficult to label. There is often a disconnect between how the character views him or herself and how other characters perceive him or her. For example, Waldo presents himself as a devoted friend and confidant to Laura; Laura views him as a meddler in her personal affairs, while Detective McPherson sees Waldo as a possessive, obsessive tyrant. The audience’s perception of each character changes depending upon the perspective through which we see him or her. We realize that that there are many sides of a character and in this assignment we are going to explore them.

Choose a character. Create two Glogster posters that will represent two sides of your character’s identity. Before you begin, you will generate two lists of words. List 1 will contain words that describe **how the character views her/himself**. List 2 will contain words that describe how **another character views her/him.** You must also come up with images that __symbolize__ these words. These images will be used in your Glog.Chosse the portrait view for your Glog

Once you have uploaded the images, you will explain why you’ve chosen these images, what they tell us about the character, and provide examples from the film to support your choices. This information will be typed into the blurbs next to the images on the Glog. Each poster should have a title that clearly displays the character name and the perspective from which we are viewing the character. An example could be the following: Waldo’s Waldo and Laura’s Waldo. Your name should also appear on the Glog.


 * 1) Glogster, hrrp:// www.glogster.com, register if you don't already have an account. Make sure to use your school email and to remember your nickname and password. Write it down for later use.
 * 2) Chose the portrait view for your glog.
 * 3) Choose a character.Represent two sides of your character’s identity.To help you generate two lists of words.
 * 4) List 1 will contain words that describe **how the character views her/himself**.
 * 5) List 2 will contain words that describe how **another character views her/him.**
 * 6) You must also come up with images that __symbolize__ these words. You will download and save these images. These images will be used in your Glog.
 * 7) Go to your glog and first change the design on the glog wall and the page wall.
 * 8) Next you will upload your images to glogster. When placing on your glog don't forget to add a frame.
 * 9) Once you have uploaded the images, you will explain why you’ve chosen these images, what they tell us about the character, and provide examples from the film to support your choices.
 * 10) Chose a text container, and typed your explanations into the box next to the images on the Glog.
 * 11) Each poster should have a title that clearly displays the character name and the perspective from which we are viewing the character. An example could be the following: Waldo’s Waldo and Laura’s Waldo. Your name should also appear on the Glog.
 * 12) Remember to save your glog as public.
 * 13) Go to your dashboard, select the glog your just completed and select the embed code and copy it.
 * 14) When you are all finished go to msjalaure.wikispace.com, find your name, select edit.
 * 15) Now select the "widget" on the top menu, select "other HTML" and paste the embed code into the box provided.
 * 16) You will present your glog to your peers in class.



This project helped you to explore the characters in Laura seeing them more deeply from their own perspective and through the eyes of the other characters. It also gave you a chance to hone your technology skills, as you created a glog, download images from the web, uploaded images to glogster, created text boxes, format the text added other graphics and finally embedded the code on this wikispace.



This project designed and Implemented by Jean Korey, Theater teacher for [|Mount Saint Joseph Academy]. Wikidesign and technical assistance furnished by Carol Siwinski, Curricular Technology Coordinator for Mount Saint Joseph Academy. December, 2011