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2. As a class, brainstorm texts that you might want to use for the class-constructed script, and create a list of possible stories.
3. Work with your class to make a plan for your script’s ideas, structure, and use of language by answering the following questions:
Ideas: Which characters will we need to include in our script? What dialogue will we use to convey characters and tell the story? How many narrators will we need? How will the narration contribute characterization and other story elements?
Structure: What are the key elements of our story’s plot—beginning, middle, and end? How will we provide exposition? What is our conflict? What complication will we need to include? How will we sequence events?
Use of Language: What stage directions for actor movement and tone could we include? How will we use imagery to create a mood? How else can we engage our audience? What other script writing conventions will we need to follow?
Drafting the Script
4. Working with your teacher and classmates, create a draft by transforming another text into a script. Make a copy of the draft on a separate page.
Check Your Understanding
After you have completed this process, read over the script that your class has created. Refer to the Scoring Guide to help determine how well the script meets the criteria for this assignment. Next, consider the following:
• How did we convey characterization through dialogue and narration?
• Where did we convey characterization through other techniques?
• Did our script have a clear beginning, middle, and end?
• How did we provide exposition?
• What was our conflict, and how did we develop it?
• How did our complications build toward a climax or turning point?
• How did we use stage directions to enhance the performance by adding tone? • How did we use stage directions to enhance the performance by describing
actor movement?
• Did we follow the conventions of script writing, including punctuation
of dialogue?
• How did we use imagery and other techniques to create a mood and engage
our audience?
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