WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2014 HONORS MYP Writing Drama: Day 3 (Drafting)

Independent Reading Please take out your choice reading book BEFORE class begins. You will need to read for 10 minutes.

Objective, Agenda, & Homework Objective: Students will draft a one-act play that incorporates narrative elements (sequence of events, characterization, theme, etc.). Agenda:  Independent Reading  Focus Lesson: Stage Directions  Writing Time  Drafting with Stage Directions Homework:  Greek roots worksheet due Monday  Have a draft of your play completed for workshop groups tomorrow.

Focus Lesson: Stage Directions (from 9/11/14) Aside – used to show the character’s thoughts/feelings; the other characters on stage do not hear an aside Movement – directions that tell the actor how or where to move  Right – the actor moves toward, enters, or exits to his/her right (the audience’s left)  Left – the actor moves toward, enters, or exits to his/her left (the audience’s right)  Up Stage – the actor moves toward backstage  Down Stage – the actor moves toward the audience Tone – directions that tell the actor how to say the dialogue Lighting/Sound – tells the director and stage crew when and where to add lighting or sound effects

Focus Lesson: Adding Stage Directions Honors students MUST include stage directions in their play as part of their grade.  The setting of your scene on the planning sheet does not count as sufficient stage directions. The goal for stage directions is that you show a sophisticated and perceptive understanding of stage directions.  This means that you should include enough movement that the reader can picture what is happening.  This also means that you should try to have each type of stage directions in parentheses throughout your play (aside, movement, tone, & lighting/sound).

Writing Time At this point, all of your planning sheet should be complete.  Plot diagram  Character list  Scene setup  Theme On the two pieces of loose leaf paper I gave you yesterday, begin drafting your one-act play.  This is only for the dialogue of the characters and stage directions you add.  Remember to write the character’s name followed by a colon before each thing a character says.  You must include stage directions for movements, ways for speaking, etc., by writing them in parentheses and underlining them.