F-Play Writing

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Essential Questions: 

Analyze relationships between the building blocks of Play writing, Directing and a particular communicative whole
Bring together analytic and intuitive abilities in a creative project
Approach problem solving with originality and system
Use knowledge and principles in one discipline to solve problems in another

Content: 

Assess and discuss their work and that of others objectively and coherently
Differentiate among and make judgments appropriate to the beginning, the middle and the end of creative enterprise
Accept and apply high standards of craftsmanship and performance
Ask questions, Challenge assumptions and seek clarifications

Skills and Processes: 

Develop understanding of Dramatic structure.
Read a complete body of a major playwright
Presentation and public speaking
Note-taking
Character creation
Dialogue writing

Assessment: 

Self ,and peer evaluation
play writing and Directing portfolio

Resources: 

Backwards and Forwards: A Technical Manual for Reading Plays
by David Ball
Creative Play Direction (2nd Edition)
by Robert Cohen, John Harrop

Multicultural Dimension: 

Analyze and discriminate the influence of theater - its history and its impact on film, television, electronic media, and contemporary culture.