Playwriting

Mon 9/28

• Open your Agenda for the Week

• Tues HWK = 5+ lines overheard due Thurs (Miss Meg will explain)

Review From Last Week

1. select What If2. list 10 Why3. Select 1 Why4. List 10 Where5. Select 1 Where6. List of Conflict7. Select 1 Main and 3-4 Sub

What If…someone skipped class

• Why (10)1. B/c… hate the class2. Had a test they didn’t study for3. It’s a boring class4. Had a date to go on5. They had to go to a party6. They had plans with best friend7. They had to go to work8. They wanted to go to a game9. They knew the school was going to explode10. They planned on going shopping at the mall

Where will the story take place…

1. Hallway near principals office2. On an island3. In the classroom4. Right outside an air vent5. In cafeteria6. Outside school7. At the party in a small house8. In the bathroom9. In the storage room10. At the beach

Characters

• Bobby, 12, eats a lot• Paulie, 13, mean• Samantha, 46, kind

Conflict

Main Conflict =1. Paulie v Bobby: p wants b

to skip class for party

Sub Conflicts =• Bobby v himself: if he really

wants to skip class

• Paulie v Mrs. Samantha: p try to get by S w.o pass

• Mrs. Sam v self: should I left him go or send to office, or give detention

Our Premise

Possible Resolutions =1. B decides no party and tells principal2. B hits head on vent and faints3. B goes to class and sad over missing

party4. B does skip, get caught, get

detention5. B goes to party6. P & B end up in principals office7. B says okay but doesn’t really go8. B says No and changes P’s mind too9. B goes to party and kicks out the kids10. B dresses up as janitor and sneaks

though air vent

Possible Climax = 1. P tries to hit B and misses

and hits Mrs Sam2. Get caught skipping3. Caught unscrewing air vent4. P gets nosebleed5. Fooling around in hallway –

standing and laughing loudly

6. Slamming lockers

Play Writing Story

ExpositionSetting: hallway near air ventCharacters: Bobby, 12, eats a lotPaulie, 13, meanSamantha, 46, kind

Rising Action:P tells B about the partyB wants to make sure they won’t miss lunchP assures B there will be foodMrs. S asks for hall pass – they say they lost it in bathroom will go get itBobby talks to self (party + = food, fun, to miss class he dislikes, girl he likes/party - = get in trouble, more food in café, needs to get grade up, embarrassed to talk to girl fear of rejection, thinks friends will laugh

Climax: Paulie tries to hit Bobby to bully him into going to the party – he swings and misses and hits Mrs. S on her way down the hall

Falling Action

Resolution: Paulie and Bobby end up in Princpal’s office. Neither one goes to party

Play Writing Story

ExpositionSettingCharacters

Rising Action

Climax

Falling Action

Resolution:

Weds 9/29

• Anticipation Guide• Article Workshop

• 1. Read the Article• 2. 2 Questions & 2 Comments• 3.

Things I take for Granted• Means… not appreciate something as much as you should; to take advantage of

something/someone; to assume something will always be there

• I assume I’ll always have…1. 1. the sun rising in the morning2. 2. water3. Oxygen/air4. Clean clothes5. Food on table6. Moon to watch rise7. House8. Something to write on and with9. Feet/body parts10. Friends/family11. Air conditioning12. Indoor plumbing13. Tv will work14. Electronics like ipod and computer 15. food

Q• How is he being tracked

online?• Is he travelling by himself or

with an adult?• How many days did it take to

the white house?• Why would his parents let him

do that?• What kind of food did he eat?• Where does he stay

overnight?

C• Its cool that he’s doing this for

a good cause.• I don’t think he’s going to

make the 2500 in one summer.

• My mom does something like that (collects food).

• Homeless kids must really appreciate it.

• Really cool how he does it.• I like his determination.

• Zachary "Zach" Bonner was born in Arkansas on November 17, 1997. He now lives in Tampa, Florida, with his mother Laurie, sister Kelley, and brother Matt. Zac is a sixth-grade student of the Florida Virtual Academy, an online school.

• When Hurricane Charlie hit Florida in 2004, Zach collected 27 pickup trucks full of water. Zach received the Presidential Call to Service Award from President George W. Bush in 2006. In the same year, he received the Points of Light Award from Florida governor Jeb Bush.

• In 2008, he received the Alexandra Scott Butterfly Award from the Volvo for Life Awards. The video below was produced for that award; it shares Zach’s story and some of the projects he has led.

• In his free time, Zach has played Little League baseball. He also plays tennis and goes on bike rides with his friends. He hopes to go to college so he can become a lawyer. This summer, when Zach reached Washington, D.C., he spent 24 hours in the Sasha Bruce youth shelter where he got to learn firsthand how homeless kids get by. When CBS-TV news anchor Bob Schieffer interviewed Zach outside the shelter, he asked if there were times when Zach felt like giving up on the walk. “There were definitely times during the walk where you get tired and you don't want to go any further,” Zach responded, “but a child that's homeless doesn't get to quit being homeless, so why should I quit?” To see what other lessons Zach learned from his time in Washington, D.C., share the complete video interview below.

Thurs 10/1

• Overhead Convo due today

• Miss Meg

Fri 10/2

• Finish Dialogue

• Video Review Elements of Drama

Mon 10/5

• Open Agenda to the week

• Death of a Salesman?

Agenda Police

• Earn a BLUE prize ticket• EACH MONDAY – check the agenda of

EVERYONE at your table and make sure it is filled in correctly

• If anyone was absent – help them fill it in on Tues

• If an agenda at your table is missing anything – you will have a penalty – you must apologize to your table for failing to be of service to them!

Tues 10/6

• Miss Meg• Feedback

Weds 10/7

• Anticipation Guide• Read Article• 2 Q’s/2 comments

• What do you think?

• Stage a play between the parent and child

Anticipation GuideSchool “Crime” Fair Punishment

Failing a test Lower grade, parents ground you, scolded by parents,

Chewing Gum Detention, orders to throw it away, warning, demerits, grounded, don’t let you buy gum

Getting in a fight Suspended, in school detention, detention, grounded at home, get hurt, expulsion and juvie,

Talking back to the teacher Detention, referral, note in agenda, any punishment from teacher that’s not illegal,

Getting 10 demerits In school detention, IAC or detention, grounded, do all hwk 2X, locked up in a dungeon, write I will not….1000X

Anticipation GuideSchool “Crime” Fair Punishment

Killing someonearson

ExecutionJail or juvie

ForgeryBringing weapon

DetentionKicked out, juvie

Breaking expensive equipmentEating in class

Suspension, pay out of own moneySent out of state, to siberia

stealing Suspension, chop off your hands

Dealing drugs jail

Interrupting teacher Detention, 2 demerits

Groups

• 2 groups?• Whole class?• Pairs?

• What if…a parent wanted a kid to hold a sign on the street?

• Why…they did (something bad)_____ in school.• Who…parent =_____; child = _____• Where…• When…

• Conflict (think of 5 – choose one)• Resolution (think of 5 – choose one)• Climax (think of 3 – choose one)

• 10 lines dialogue

Thurs 10/8

• Miss Meg

• Pull a Story out of a Hat

Fri 10/9

• Continue on Pull a Story out of a Hat