Weekly Agenda: May 29- June 1

Tuesday, May 29

Suspense Play Scripts DUE

Group Performances Begin        

HW: None

Thursday, May 31

Complete performances

Read “The Silent Alarm”

Journal: “Making Silly Serious (and vice versa)

HW: None

Weekly Agenda: May 21-24

Monday, May 21

First Draft of Suspense Play DUE

Form into assigned groups – conduct peer review

Select a play to refine and perform

Begin making collaborative revisions

HW: Students make revisions to their first drafts – Final Draft DUE Tuesday, 5/29

Wednesday, May 23

Groups continue making revisions to selected suspense play

Group typing and rehearsal time

Performance order sign-up

HW: Bring in any required props, and a copy of the script for each member plus one for Mrs. Case (DUE TUESDAY); type up final draft of suspense play for Tuesday

Friday, May 25

NO SCHOOL

Weekly Agenda: May 14-18

Tuesday, May 15
Wrap up Comedy One-Act Performances
Read/perform “Sorry, Wrong Number” (handout)
Introduction to Drama Project #3: Suspenseful Drama writing
- process
- requirements
 - expectations and deadlines
 - First Draft: Due Monday, May 21st
- Refined collaborative draft: Due May 29th by start of class
- Performance: Tuesday, May 29th
Mini-lesson: The Role of Setting in Suspense
Journal: Creating a suspenseful setting  
HW: Generate several potential ideas for a suspenseful one-act. Write a general proposal/overview of each plot/premise. Try not to settle on any single idea just yet, as we’ll come together on Thursday to workshop ideas.  

Thursday, May 17
In-class exercise: Generating dramatic characters
In-class writing time
HW: Complete first draft of suspense one-act for Monday

Weekly Agenda: May 7-11

Monday, May 7
In-class Writing Day: Comedy One-Acts  
HW: None, unless your group is behind schedule  

Wednesday, May 9
In-class Writing & Rehearsal Day: Comedy One-Acts  
HW: None  

Friday, May 11
Performance Day: Comedy One-Acts  
HW: Generate a proposal for a dramatic one-act. Bring it to class on Tuesday.

Weekly Agenda: April 30-May 4

Tuesday, May 1
Share character dialogue journals – discuss strengths and areas for improvement
Lecture: Elements of plot Considerations when writing the comedic plot
Read “Ugly Duckling”
- discuss characterization
- chart plot
- discuss humorous elements --> add to list of elements as necessary
In-class writing: Write a plot outline for a comedic one-act. Be prepared to share it in small groups during our next class. Be sure to keep the cast limited to 2-3 characters.  
HW: Complete comedic plot outline.  

Thursday, May 3
Launch of Drama Project #1: The Comedic One-Act
- Form groups or 3.
- Trade one-act plot outlines in a circle so that each group member reads each outline.
- Vote on which outline the group wants to pursue as their project.
- Use remaining class time to begin writing the script.  
HW: None

Weekly Agenda: April 23-26

Tuesday, April 24
Make-Up poetry readings
Overview of the components of a One-Act
Lecture: Introduction to writing characters in drama
- Character development
- Direct and indirect characterization in drama
- The benefits and limitations of the One-Act in terms of character development
Read and discuss “Here We Are” (handout)
- Analyze characters
- How were the characters developed?
In-class Journaling: Develop a character (attributes, personality, habits, quirks, etc.) This character needs to be someone you’ll be content to work with for awhile in future journaling and partner prompts.
HW: Journal: In a brief scene, reveal central qualities about your character through any combination of direct and indirect characterization (monologue, dialogue, action, etc.)

Thursday, April 26
Share out HW journals with partners; conduct a character and characterization analysis.
Volunteers will read partners’ Journal work, let class reach conclusions about character, and then the character profile is revealed to see how well characterization was carried out in the scene.
Lecture: Writing dialogue in drama (format and content)
In-class journaling: Writing effective dialogue. Pair your character with a fresh character of your creation. Decide on a conflict and backstory between the two, but let that information (as well as its fallout, positive or negative) play out in dialogue (indirect characterization) rather than direct characterization. Write about 2 pages of correctly formatted dialogue.
HW: Complete the journal assignment, if necessary.

Weekly Agenda: April 16-20

Monday, April 16
In-class Work Day: Typing final drafts and constructing books
HW: Continue typing up final drafts, if necessary


Wednesday, April 18
In-class Work Day: Typing final drafts and constructing books
HW: Complete typed, bound collection; decide which 5 poems you will present


Friday, April 20
Unit Poetry Collections DUE
Class Poetry Reading Day
Introduction to Drama Unit
- Major Assignments and Grading
- The Performance Element
- Elements of One-Act Plays
HW: None