Thursday (Dec. 4) you will have a quiz on the homework reading, the chapter: "Structure, Part Two: Creativity, Scenario, and Writing" from the book Naked Playwriting by William Downs and Robin Russin.
The first part of the chapter can be broadened to include poetry and prose writing, not just playwrighting. For those of you who are consistently having trouble writing, this advice may help.
You should know the following from your reading:
What is creativity and how does it happen?
What is technique?
When should you be creative and when you should be critical?
How to avoid creative roadblock and other problems.
What "failure" is in writing.
What is the "scenario" and what's it good for?
How to title your play.
What is an act?
What is a scene?
What is a French scene?
What is the 3 act play?
What is the 2 act play?
What is the full-length One Act play?
What are short one-acts and 10 minute plays?
How to create your play's environment.
The thing that must not be named (theme).
Advice to writers about writing.
Additionally, you should review the meaning of the following terms:
Plot, character, diction (word choice), thought (theme), spectacle, music (song). The inciting incident (point of attack), the event, the dark moment, the major dramatic question, conflict, crises, complication, rising action, enlightenment (ephiphany), climax, catharsis, protagonist, antagonist, comedy, tragedy, drama, etc.
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Thanks Mr. Craddock. This was actually very helpful in trying to study and understand the material.
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