1. TV/Film Writing
Spring Semester
Week 1

2. Tuesday Bell Ringer & Agenda:
What is your New Year’s resolution?
Personal? School?
Don’t have one? Create one now!
What is your goal for this semester?
Post It  Name  Answer  Board for grade!
Bell Ringer
Review of Year
Mirror Image
What’s Different?
Numbers

3. This semester:
Our end goal is that you write a preview script for the book you are reading.
While you have time to (re)read your book, we are going to focus on drama/acting so that you know what your ‘actors’ will go through to produce your script.
You need to have a copy of your book by MONDAY!!
We will look at Radio Dramas (Summative Project).
We will also look at a few different TV shows, movie previews, and their scripts.
You will have from the end of March until the end of April to write your script.
There will be specific elements due along the way.
You will also have workshop days where you will work with me or another teacher to strengthen your script.
At the beginning of May, you will submit a script for your book.
The best two scripts will be directed by the author into a movie preview. Those previews will be shown to the school during lunches! You may also receive an Dayton Devil Distinguished Script Writing Award!
Keep that in mind as you write your script.

4. Mirror Image: Grab a partner and stand facing each other
One person will be person A & one person will be Person B
Person A will begin moving body parts slowly
Person B needs to mimic Person A.
And Go!
Switch!

5. What’s different? Grab a partner and study them.
Turn back to back and change one thing about your appearance.
When finished raise your hand so I know you are ready to turn face to face.
When I say go, turn face to face and figure out the difference.
Find a new partner and repeat.

6. Numbers Game: As a group we must count to 30.
Only one person can say a number at a time.
If more than one shout out a number, we must start at 1 again.
How long will it take?
Can we beat our record?

7. Exit Slip:
Pick one activity we did today and explain how it could help you with writing a script.
Post It  Name  Answer  Place above door (What Stuck with You?)
Don’t forget: You need a copy of your book by Monday!
If you need help with finding your book or finding a title to read, let me know NOW! Not on Monday!

8. Wednesday Bell Ringer & Agenda:
Which activity did you like best from yesterday?
Post It  Name  Answer  Board
When finished, move desks into a circle.
Bell Ringer
Drama Games

9. Mirror Image: Grab a partner and stand facing each other
One person will be person A & one person will be Person B
Person A will begin moving body parts slowly
Person B needs to mimic Person A.
And Go!
Switch!

10. What’s different? Grab a partner and study them.
Turn back to back and change one thing about your appearance.
When finished raise your hand so I know you are ready to turn face to face.
When I say go, turn face to face and figure out the difference.
Find a new partner and repeat.

11. Name Game: In my grandmother’s attic I found…
Start with letter “A” and go through the alphabet naming objects that are in your grandmother’s attic.
Candy for whomever can remember all of the letters.

12. Two Truths & a Lie
I will give you about 5 minutes to write down two truths and a lie about yourself.
A: blah one
B: blah two
C: Blah three
You will then get up and recite what you wrote.
We will poll the class to see which one they believe is a lie.
I’ll go first:
A: I have two dogs, Abby and Nati. Abby is a beagle hound. Nati is a Rodigian ridgeback mix.
B: I have wanted to teach English since I was eight years old.
C: I have a tattoo and four piercings.

13. Partner Draw: I will give you an object to draw (like Pictionary).
The twist?
You can only use squares, triangles, circles, and rectangles to draw your picture.
IF you can guess the drawing, you get to draw next.
A duck
A dog
A tree
A pencil
A tape dispenser
A light
A family
A semi truck
A police car
A bride
A famous person
A clock
A play

14. Rock, Paper, Scissors Challenge:
Volunteer to be the 1st leader?
As a class, we will play Rock, Paper, Scissors
Leader will play one person. If they win, they move to next person.
If they lose, they take winning person’s seat and winner moves to next person.
Final battle is against Mrs. Webster!

15. Exit Slip: Which activity was your favorite and why?
Post It  Name  Answer  Place above door (What Stuck with You?)
Move desks back to original place. Thanks!
Don’t forget: You need a copy of your book by Monday!
If you need help with finding your book or finding a title to read, let me know NOW! Not on Monday!

16. Thursday Bell Ringer & Agenda:
Pick one activity from yesterday and explain how it could help you write your script. Be specific.
Post It  Name  Answer  Place on board
Don’t forget: You need a copy of your book by Monday!
Bell Ringer
More games!

17. Mirror Image: Grab a partner and stand facing each other
One person will be person A & one person will be Person B
Person A will begin moving body parts slowly
Person B needs to mimic Person A.
And Go!
Switch!

18. Two Truths & a Lie
I will give you about 5 minutes to write down two truths and a lie about yourself.
A: blah one
B: blah two
C: Blah three
You will then get up and recite what you wrote.
We will poll the class to see which one they believe is a lie.
I’ll go first:
A: I have two dogs, Abby and Nati. Abby is a beagle hound. Nati is a Rodigian ridgeback mix.
B: I have wanted to teach English since I was eight years old.
C: I have a tattoo and four piercings.

19. Partner Draw: I will give you an object to draw (like Pictionary).
The twist?
You can only use squares, triangles, circles, and rectangles to draw your picture.
IF you can guess the drawing, you get to draw next.
A duck
A dog
A tree
A pencil
A tape dispenser
A light
A family
A semi truck
A police car
A bride
A famous person
A clock
A play

20. Concentration: I need a guesser.
Guesser will go into hallway until we begin. They must guess who the leader will be.
I need a leader.
Leader will begin making movements (like clapping hands). Leader will periodically change movement. All students must follow what leader does without giving away who the leader is. Once we start I will let Guesser in to try and figure out who the leader is.
We will play a few rounds.

21. Circle Game: It’s Like Simon Says, except you walk in a circle.
When I say Freeze, you must freeze in an emotional shot
You will guess the person in front of you.
When I say jump, you must jump and then freeze in an action shot
When I say Twizzle, you will turn in a full circle and freeze in an action shot

22. Tableaux: A Still Picture
You will have 5 minutes to form a Tableaux with a partner. You pick what the still picture is about. Think everyday things you do.
Once timer goes off, you will present your tableaux.
Other groups will guess what your picture is about.

23. Group Tableaux (Family Photo)
I need two groups to form.
In your group you will create a family photo by making a tableaux.
Group 1 will show group 2 their family photo.
Group 2 will need to study the family photo.
Group 2 will go into the hallway while Group 1 changes 5 things about their photo.
Group 2 will come back into room and try to figure out what changed.
Groups will switch and repeat.

24. Exit Slip:
Pick two of the following games and explain how it focused on concentration.
Family Photo
Tableaux
Concentration
Circle Game
Half sheet of paper Name  Answer  place in turn in bin
Move desks back to original place. Thanks!
Don’t forget: You need a copy of your book by Monday!
If you need help with finding your book or finding a title to read, let me know NOW! Not on Monday!

25. Friday Bell Ringer & Agenda:
How does concentration help when writing a script?
Bell Ringer
Tableau
Radio Drama

26. Review: Write this down!
What is a tableau?
A still picture
Actual definition: a group of models or motionless figures representing a scene from a story or from history
Based on what we did yesterday, what two elements go into a tableau?
Stillness and silence

27. Solo Tableau:
At your desk (standing), how would you tableau the following emotions?
Happy
Sad
Mad
Lost
Choose a different emotion than the ones listed. Tableau that emotion and see if Ms. Webster can guess it.

28. Group Tableaux I need two groups to form.
In your group you will create a tableau based on what is on your card.
Group 1 will show group 2 their tableau.
Group 2 will need to study the tableau.
Group 2 will go into the hallway while Group 1 changes 5 things about their tableau.
Group 2 will come back into room and try to figure out what changed.
Groups will switch and repeat.
Rock stars
Western photo
Super heroes
Zombies
Royalty

29. Radio Drama:
Radio drama (or audio drama, audio play, radio play, radiotheater, or audio theater) is a dramatized, purely acoustic performance, broadcast on radio.
Get into a group of 3. Then go to the following website:
Read the introduction and task. Then complete steps one – three.
For step three, write down what you find out.
Timeline is due at the end of class on Monday.

30. Exit Slip: Move desks back to original place. Thanks!
Don’t forget: You need a copy of your book by Monday!
If you need help with finding your book or finding a title to read, let me know NOW! Not on Monday!