Monday, March 4, 2013

ENGLISH – 3^rd trimester – Day 1 

·         Completed the 20-question NO-COUNT pre-test for Trimester B. 

·         Read the Holstee manifesto: “This is your life…” To see a copy of the manifesto, click here: http://shop.holstee.com/pages/about

o   Without looking, what do you remember from it?

o   Wrote a paragraph (5 sentences minimum) about a single line of the manifesto that related directly to our own life. COLLECTED 

·         Described and drew what we heard and saw (on overhead) and compared that to writing and reading 

Homework: 

·         None

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PLAYWRITING  – Day 1 

·        Made a list of all the plays we have seen and all the movies we have seen.

• Discussed one of the key differences between playwriting and screenwriting…the stage itself. Plays occur on stages, movies can happen anywhere and with many scene changes, sometimes many within a single minute.

·        Next, listed how playwriting must differ from screenwriting - discussed

·        CHALLENGE: At our table groups we developed the most dramatic, staged situation we could collectively create. Award ceremony, tomorrow. 

PLAYWRITING homework: 

None