After our quiz on Cat's Cradle, we will begin our second pass at script writing.
In groups of 4-5, please read the following short plays together in class:
If Men Played Cards As Women Do by George S. Kaufman (pp. 419-427)
The Boor by Anton Chekhov (pp. 99-112)
Overtones by Alice Gerstenberg (pp. 479-493)
Each member of your group should elect to read one part. Read the plays out loud. Stop after each one and discuss what you thought of the play.
Identify THE PREMISE (a one-sentence summary completing this statement: This play is about ______________.) What is the premise of each of the plays you read. Write down that premise on an index card and turn in with your group members names on it for class credit.
HOMEWORK: None.
In groups of 4-5, please read the following short plays together in class:
If Men Played Cards As Women Do by George S. Kaufman (pp. 419-427)
The Boor by Anton Chekhov (pp. 99-112)
Overtones by Alice Gerstenberg (pp. 479-493)
Each member of your group should elect to read one part. Read the plays out loud. Stop after each one and discuss what you thought of the play.
Identify THE PREMISE (a one-sentence summary completing this statement: This play is about ______________.) What is the premise of each of the plays you read. Write down that premise on an index card and turn in with your group members names on it for class credit.
HOMEWORK: None.
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