Monday, January 6, 2014

Workshop; & the 1-minute play project

During 7th period, please gather in groups of 4-5 and workshop your portfolio writing. The goal of your workshop is to share the work you wrote or created during the portfolio project, and get some feedback and reaction from your workshop group.

Use 7th period to share, comment on, and critique each other's writing. If you finish earlier than the bell, please use the time to write. I am collecting your portfolios after 7th period.

During 8th period, let's read the short 1-minute play samples.

After reading, select a partner you would like to work with and write your own 1-minute play. Each play should be no longer than 2 pages in length. Use the lab time to write your 1-minute play. Complete your play, title it, and turn it in. Next class we will read these original works together.

HOMEWORK: Create a character or identify a speaker. Then write a monologue of at least 1 paragraph and be prepared to share this monologue with the class on Wednesday.

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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.