ENGLISH – 3rd trimester – Day 47
Open book to Act 4, scene 4….LISTEN /READ to the end of the play Act 5 (the end)…pgs. 919 – 948.
10 line recital due tomorrow – Practice reciting your 10 lines of R and J…practice it now for your recital on May 27
R & J FINAL PROJECT RUBRIC (worth 35 points)
**You may NOT give your recital without a typed copy of your speech. **
10 points - SCRIPT - typed, theme, character/student name (Juliet/Frank)
5 points - THEME - your chosen lines CLEARLY support your theme
20 points - RECITAL - considerable effort shown in memorization of piece
_____total points
ENGLISH homework – HOURS 1, 3, 4:
Recital tomorrow…type theme and speech. Rehearse.
Study for exam – Romeo & Juliet, The Odyssey see review sheet for details
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PLAYWRITING – Day 47
Review your own answers with answer key on the center table.
WORK on FINAL SILENT FILM: Choose a protagonist (GOOD) and antagonist (BAD) archetype. Also choose one of the journeys (1-25) for your protagonist (GOOD).
GUIDING QUESTIONS: Is there a single issue that is unsettling your life and that you want to tell the world about? What key events and images will link to the issue? How to they relate to each other?
1. How will your silent movie pull me in right away?
There are only 5 minutes - the silent movie has to pull you in right from the start.
2. How will your silent movie surprise me?
If the silent movie is about something I've heard a hundred times already, I'll be bored. Or if it unfolds in predictable ways, I will be bored.
3. How will your silent movie make me laugh or well up? Or both?
Art must have an emotional impact.
4. What is your protagonist’s dramatic struggle? (character vs. _________)
People sitting around bickering is not a dramatic struggle. So many people don't seem to understand that.
5. What makes your characters vivid?
6. What situations have you created that are compelling and fascinating?
People sitting around bickering is not a compelling situation - especially if the characters are called "man" and "woman." If the playwright can't be bothered to come up with a name for a character, it's usually a sign that the character is as generic as the label. This is especially true of a 5-minute silent movie where you really don't have time for generic supporting characters.
7. Did the silent movie show more than tell?
8. How will your silent movie blow my mind through sheer funky originality?
This is the Holy Grail of ten-minute silent movies. I've seen only a handful of ten-minute silent movies that have blown my mind.
Re: http://www.nycplaywrights.org/10min/
REMINDER: As an exam review, review 42 post-test questions/answers as well as your playwriting notes.
PLAYWRITING homework:
Work on your final project
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