Wednesday, March 11, 2015

 

ENGLISH – 3rd trimester – Day 1

Introduction to class.

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/manifesto

1. Write a paragraph (5 sentences minimum) about a single line of the manifesto that relates directly to your own life.
2. Be contrary.
1. List 5 BELIEVABLE reasons some people would disagree with your chosen statement.

ENGLISH homework:

none

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PLAYWRITING – Day 1

·         TAKE PRE-test.

·         Draw a T-chart…label 1 column plays/musicals; label the other “movies”

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

• What’s the difference between these two forms of art

Read article: Five Reasons Why Writing Plays Can Make You a Better Screenwriter by Jonathan Dorf

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

List the differences between:

1.      writing for the page (novels)

2.      writing for the big screen (film)

3.      writing for the stage (plays) 

PLAYWRITING homework:

none