Friday, April 20, 2012

1.  Prompt: Plays

"The Play's the Thing"

2.  Add these notes to your notebook. 
Advice for Reading and Writing Plays

Advice for  Reading Plays:

1) Read all the stage directions carefully.

2) Notice what the dialogue reveals about the characters.

3) Look for the conflict, problem, or tension.

4)  Notice the plot as the play unfolds.

5)  Take your time as you read. 

Explanation:  (You don’t need to copy all of this, but try to understand it.) Dialogue is meant to be heard so if you are reading it to yourself, you need to provide the feelings that go with the dialogue.  Plays are meant to be heard, so you need to visualize what is happening on stage.

6)   Expect some confusion in the beginning. 

 

Advice for Writing Plays:

1.    Outline the plot of your play before you start writing.

2.    Use play-writing format including a list of characters at the beginning and giving the name of the character before each chunk of dialogue.

3.    Write clear stage directions.

3.  Read parts of two plays

4. Computer lab 201 to work on your narratives (Try to finish up.) and/or start working on your own original play or a skit or two on a Word document.  (Remember that your memoir is on MyAccess.)