Writing for the stage, screen and TV

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Write 5- 8 scene pages based on a recent newspaper article.
You can incorporate this however you wish.
Make 6 copies so we can read the scenes as a group.

Click here to see how to Format your script

Click here to answer questions when developing your character.

Click here to view a scene from the script
"Back To the Future"

 Click here to view the script for CASABLANCA.
here you can see how it's formatted.

Using playwriting as a foundation for this course, students will focus on how to write dialogue for the stage using proper format while learning how to construct a scene. Television and film script writing will also be reviewed, but writing for the stage will be the primary thrust of the course. Each week students will write 5-10 pages of a scene, and then discuss their work with classmates after reading the material aloud. Areas to be discussed will include, but not be limited to; character development, conflicts, raising the stakes, where to find material to write about, using props in the script, opening and closing the scene. Students will also learn about the difference in writing for the stage versus film, television and commercials.
(10th, 11th and 12th grades)