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Monday, November 29, 2010

Monday, November 29

ENGLISH – Day 1 – Trimester B

Drew a blueprint of classroom – passed drawings around tables and added details.

Introduction to classroom and teacher...including rules and expectations.

Handed out English 9 Trimester B syllabus.

Made a list of 10 things that make some people feel superior to other people – discussed. Drew a quick sketch of a person who feels superior.

Met unknown classmate and drew him/her a 30-second picture.

Described and drew what we heard and saw (on overhead) and compared that to writing and reading – will write about these observations tomorrow.

Exit slip:
1.      How does this drawing assignment represent the writing process?
a.       Writing well; writing poorly – explain.
2.      Who is the writer? Who is the reader?
3.      Why are some of our drawings so bad?

ENGLISH homework:

Return Contact Information Sheet, signed.

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PLAYWRITING  – Day 1

Drew a blueprint of classroom – passed drawings around tables and added details.

Introduction to classroom and teacher...including rules and expectations.

Discussed the correlation between our blueprints and playwriting.

With the people at our tables, we listed the differences between writing for the page (novels), writing for the big screen (film), and writing for the stage (plays) – then discussed.

Discussed trust and the collaborative process.

Read from The Art & Craft of Playwriting (by Jeffery Hatcher) pages 7 – 8.

PLAYWRITING homework:

Make a list of 10 dramatic actions, actions you’ve witnessed or experienced from real life - actions such as a fistfight, or a marriage proposal, or a business maneuver.

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