1. Turning a Short Story or Novel Into a Screenplay

2. Short Story and Screenplay Double Bubble Map

4. Story to Screenplay STORY
I could smell the freshly cut grass outside. Mom was watching the morning news and eating cereal. She told me, “Shae, your dad is working outside today. You and I will clean the house.”
Instead of getting some food for myself, I got the broom from the closet and started the day's work. “I'll sweep the kitchen and bathrooms first,” I said.

5. Screenplay
(Shae takes a long sniff while she walks down the hall. Her mother is sitting on a recliner eating cereal while watching the news.)
Mom: Shae, your dad is working outside today. You and I will clean the house.
(Shae passes the refridgerator and opens the closet. She takes out a broom and starts sweeping.)
Shae: I'll sweep the kitchen and bathrooms first.

6. What are the differences?