Monday, December 17, 2012

Amadeus: Act One, Day 2

Please hold on to your homework (The Amadeus Notes) until the end of today's class. Turn in this paper at the end of today's class.

Reading, seeing other playwrights' works, and writing your own plays will help you establish writing skills and help establish a personal concept as to what separates a good play from one that does not work as much.

Please read the article: "What Makes a Play" and answer the questions for HOMEWORK:
1. Why is "construction" important for theatrical writing?
2. What is the definition of a "play"?
3. What are some differences between playwriting and other forms of writing?
4. Why is conflict an important literary element to use when writing a play?
5. What are some danger signals of cinematic writing that a PLAYwright should be aware of?
Today we will begin watching the first act of Amadeus.

HOMEWORK: Complete your reading of Amadeus. Please pick up the play The Glass Menagerie from the library. Bring this play with you to next class. Please read the article: "What Makes a Play"and answer the five ?'s to turn in next class.

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This course stresses understanding the characteristics & techniques in the literary genres of fiction, poetry, and dramatic writing. This course will continue to build on students’ reading and writing skills begun in previous creative writing classes. Readings and discussions of works by major writers in the field will be examined as inspiration and models of fine writing. This educational blog is designed for the use of the students at the School of the Arts in Rochester, NY.