Today, please complete the test on Without Feathers in the lab during 7th period. Your test should not take more than 40 minutes. At the end of period 7, you MUST be done with your test.
If you finish early please complete the following sketch writing assignment:
Topic: Sketch Writing
A sketch is a short play or slight dramatic performance. It differs from a play in that there is not necessarily a major theme or point in the sketch. Usually sketches are simply meant to be enjoyed. Deep discussion dealing with the human condition is left to PLAYS.
Sketch Writing:
1) Choose a setting. Only set the sketch in one location.
2) Sketches are generally short. Two minutes is a good length. That's about 1-2 pages at most.
3) You should have at least two characters. Three characters is more than enough for a 2 minute sketch. Try not to have more than 4 for our exercise.
4) Think about what is happening visually as well as the words. Describe your characters' physical action in detail. What are the characters wearing? What do they look like. What are their names? (Don't just call your characters FIRST MAN, SECOND MAN. It will help to bring them to life in your mind).
Types of Sketches
To help you get going, here's a few tried and tested comedy formats for sketches.
1) Escalation: The funny idea starts small and gets bigger and bigger, ending in chaos of ridiculous proportions. Not only does this utilize hyperbole, but often absurdity and/or incongruity.
2) Lists: Sketches in which the bulk of the dialogue is a long list of funny items. The best example of this is "Cheese Shop" in Monty Python.
3) Mad Person, Sane Person: This format speaks for itself, but don't go for obvious settings. A normal person encounters someone who is not normal. Automatically funny.
Try your own hand at writing a 1-2 page sketch.
HOMEWORK: None.
If you finish early please complete the following sketch writing assignment:
Topic: Sketch Writing
A sketch is a short play or slight dramatic performance. It differs from a play in that there is not necessarily a major theme or point in the sketch. Usually sketches are simply meant to be enjoyed. Deep discussion dealing with the human condition is left to PLAYS.
Sketch Writing:
1) Choose a setting. Only set the sketch in one location.
2) Sketches are generally short. Two minutes is a good length. That's about 1-2 pages at most.
3) You should have at least two characters. Three characters is more than enough for a 2 minute sketch. Try not to have more than 4 for our exercise.
4) Think about what is happening visually as well as the words. Describe your characters' physical action in detail. What are the characters wearing? What do they look like. What are their names? (Don't just call your characters FIRST MAN, SECOND MAN. It will help to bring them to life in your mind).
Types of Sketches
To help you get going, here's a few tried and tested comedy formats for sketches.
1) Escalation: The funny idea starts small and gets bigger and bigger, ending in chaos of ridiculous proportions. Not only does this utilize hyperbole, but often absurdity and/or incongruity.
2) Lists: Sketches in which the bulk of the dialogue is a long list of funny items. The best example of this is "Cheese Shop" in Monty Python.
3) Mad Person, Sane Person: This format speaks for itself, but don't go for obvious settings. A normal person encounters someone who is not normal. Automatically funny.
Try your own hand at writing a 1-2 page sketch.
HOMEWORK: None.
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