WRITING DRAMA: DAY 1

Honors MYP

Monday, September 14, 2015

QUICK WRITE9/14/15 Write the saddest scene you can think of between a boy and a girl. However, this is the first time they’ve ever met. Take out your 2 example one-act plays.Be sure to write this scene as though it is part of a play (i.e. dialogue & stage directions).

OBJECTIVE, AGENDA, & HOMEWORK Objective: I will plan a narrative that can be performed on a theater in front of an audience.

Agenda: Quick WriteGreek RootsFinish “A Marriage Proposal”One-Act Play Planning Sheet

Homework: Greek roots 16-20 are due Tuesday, September 22, 2015.

THIS WEEK

Monday = Finish “A Marriage Proposal”; One-Act Play Planning Tuesday = One-Act Play DraftingHave a completed draft in class on Wednesday

Wednesday = Writer’s Workshop Groups Thursday = Typing in the Daedalus LabSubmit to Turnitin.com by 3:00 p.m. on FridayYou may want to begin typing on Wednesday night!

GREEK ROOTS

11-15

11. Anthrop = man, mankind

12. Phil = love13. Miso, Mis = hate,

bad14. Phon = sound15. Graph, Gram =

write, draw, or record

16-20

16. scop, scept = look at, examine

17. eu = good, well

18. caco = bad

19. mega, megalo = large

20. micro = small

Draw the stage.

Label the scenery and props.

SHOULD BE COMPLETED: SETTING IN “A MARRIAGE PROPOSAL”

What is Lomov’s goal? Which of his actions show his goal/conflict? Which of his words show his goal/conflict?

What does Natalia want? Which of her actions develop or hinder the conflict? Which of her words develop or hinder the conflict?

What does Natalia’s father want? Which of his actions develop or hinder the conflict? Which of his words develop or hinder the conflict?

What can we learn from the conflict in this play?

CHARACTER MOTIVATION IN “A MARRIAGE PROPOSAL”

Copy the diagram below, and label the 5 parts. You will fill in the details from the play for each part individually.

PLOT OF “A MARRIAGE PROPOSAL”

Definition: a type of writing intended to be performed in a theater in front of an audience where actors take the roles of characters, perform the indicated actions, and speak the written dialogue

Characteristics of a One-Act: ◦½ -1 hour long◦Few characters (usually 4-5) with 1 main character

Focuses on the goal of that 1 character

◦Simple setting◦Plot starts late in the conflict

RECAP FOCUS LESSON: DRAMA

ONE-ACT PLAY PLANNING SHEET Title Character List Scene: As the curtain rises….How the stage is set upNecessary props (bed, lamp, chairs, etc.)Lighting and sound effects/musicWho is already on stage and how they are dressed (if appropriate)

Theme (to be completed by Wednesday) Plot Diagram (optional) Stage Drawing (optional)