1.
Collect homework:
a.
“Becoming Familiar with the Language of Shakespeare”
handout
2.
PITADS – challenge
a.
Using your notes, name that PITAD
3.
Finish reading Romeo & Juliet Act 1.1
a.
First, we read the rest of scene 1 from No Fear
Shakespeare
b.
Next, we read the original text from our textbooks and
listened for the thread of the conversation (mixed with moments of poetry)
i.
pages 812 – 817 in Literature book
4.
Announced test on “Dramatic Literary Terms” handout for
TUESDAY
5.
Memorize as much of your Dramatic Literary Terms
handout as you can…then we’ll start Jeopardy…
6.
JEOPARDY
ENGLISH homework:
Bring your Literature book.
Study for Tuesday’s test on the “Dramatic Literary Terms”
handout
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PLAYWRITING – Day 10
1.
Create a concrete goal for your protagonist.
a.
A want. A need. A desire. Just one. Concrete, not
abstract. Write it down.
2.
“Character is action; action is character.” Create an
action that tells us what kind of person your character is. (Example: A young
boy steals a purse from an old lady.)
a.
Write the action down.
i.
Is the action connected to a concrete goal?
b.
What does it show you about your character?
c.
Does he get what he wants? Or does he run into an
obstacle?
3.
Next,
bring both your protagonist and antagonist together into the same room (or
space). Look back at the action you created for your protagonist. REWRITE
the actions putting both characters in the same action.
a.
Write
what happens (in paragraph form).
b.
Finally,
define the conflict in one sentence.
4.
Script your scene from above.
PLAYWRITING homework:
None.
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