Lab: Play projects are due!
Please make sure you proofread and correct your formatting before submitting your work!
Option 1: Full length play. (2 or more Acts) 50-60+ pages of a single play script story line.
Option 2: 2 full one-act plays. 40-60+ pages (20-30 pages per one act), separate story lines.
Option 3: 1 one-act play, and two (2) 10-minute plays. 35-60+ pages, separate story lines.
Option 4: 4 (four) 10-minute plays. 30 - 45 pages, separate story lines.
PROJECT RUBRIC:
A: completion of one of the options above. Work is grammatically flawless, formatting for stage plays is too. It is clear this student understands the structure and composition of a play, from premise to resolution. Work is of excellent creative writing quality. Only minor issues/concerns that could easily be smoothed out in a rehearsal process for the play's production. Work is consistently excellent. Commendable effort is clearly presented.
B: completion of one of the options above. Work has some common grammar/formatting mistakes, but nothing that gets in the way of comprehension. Student seems to understand the structure and composition of a play script. Work is good quality, but may need more workshopping or a theatrical reading to smooth out problems areas for a stage production of the work. Work may be uneven or unbalanced. Good effort.
C: completion of one of the options above. Work has several grammar/formatting mistakes. Student's understanding of the craft of playwriting is in question--perhaps the premise or script reads too much like a movie or fiction story, or acts/scenes/beats are dull or tedious, or structure and/or theme is more of an afterthought. Work is of acceptable quality. Issues may exist concerning production for one (or more) of the script(s). Play may not be ready for a workshop or public reading. Work may be incomplete or lacking components of dramatic structure. Work shows some promise, but more writing/revision/editing or restructuring is needed by the author. Drafts may be uneven or incomplete, lacking development (plot, character, theme, etc.). Some effort.
D: Incomplete project. There may be parts of the options above, but student failed to complete project. Shows some basic effort, but a lot of revision and writing needs to be done by the playwright before the script sees the light of day in a theatrical production. Late scripts that would have counted as the score(s) above. An attempt was made.
F: Incomplete project. Nothing ventured. Nothing gained. No work completed.
Please turn in your projects by end of day Friday. No electronic copies. Print your play projects on your own time. Late projects will be accepted until end of day Monday, January 23.
Period 2: Final Exam. Please move to the library and complete your final exam. After all exams are in, please share your scripts or use the lab to continue writing. See extra credit opportunities below.
Sharing. If you would like a class reading of your work, please see Mr. Craddock during the first half of 1st period!
Extra Credit Opportunities:
Oh, so many plays! If you'd like, you may (by absolute end of Marking Period--January 27) complete any of these extra credit options:
Please make sure you proofread and correct your formatting before submitting your work!
Option 1: Full length play. (2 or more Acts) 50-60+ pages of a single play script story line.
Option 2: 2 full one-act plays. 40-60+ pages (20-30 pages per one act), separate story lines.
Option 3: 1 one-act play, and two (2) 10-minute plays. 35-60+ pages, separate story lines.
Option 4: 4 (four) 10-minute plays. 30 - 45 pages, separate story lines.
PROJECT RUBRIC:
A: completion of one of the options above. Work is grammatically flawless, formatting for stage plays is too. It is clear this student understands the structure and composition of a play, from premise to resolution. Work is of excellent creative writing quality. Only minor issues/concerns that could easily be smoothed out in a rehearsal process for the play's production. Work is consistently excellent. Commendable effort is clearly presented.
B: completion of one of the options above. Work has some common grammar/formatting mistakes, but nothing that gets in the way of comprehension. Student seems to understand the structure and composition of a play script. Work is good quality, but may need more workshopping or a theatrical reading to smooth out problems areas for a stage production of the work. Work may be uneven or unbalanced. Good effort.
C: completion of one of the options above. Work has several grammar/formatting mistakes. Student's understanding of the craft of playwriting is in question--perhaps the premise or script reads too much like a movie or fiction story, or acts/scenes/beats are dull or tedious, or structure and/or theme is more of an afterthought. Work is of acceptable quality. Issues may exist concerning production for one (or more) of the script(s). Play may not be ready for a workshop or public reading. Work may be incomplete or lacking components of dramatic structure. Work shows some promise, but more writing/revision/editing or restructuring is needed by the author. Drafts may be uneven or incomplete, lacking development (plot, character, theme, etc.). Some effort.
D: Incomplete project. There may be parts of the options above, but student failed to complete project. Shows some basic effort, but a lot of revision and writing needs to be done by the playwright before the script sees the light of day in a theatrical production. Late scripts that would have counted as the score(s) above. An attempt was made.
F: Incomplete project. Nothing ventured. Nothing gained. No work completed.
Please turn in your projects by end of day Friday. No electronic copies. Print your play projects on your own time. Late projects will be accepted until end of day Monday, January 23.
Period 2: Final Exam. Please move to the library and complete your final exam. After all exams are in, please share your scripts or use the lab to continue writing. See extra credit opportunities below.
Sharing. If you would like a class reading of your work, please see Mr. Craddock during the first half of 1st period!
Extra Credit Opportunities:
Oh, so many plays! If you'd like, you may (by absolute end of Marking Period--January 27) complete any of these extra credit options:
- Read: Samuel Beckett's Endgame.
- Read: Suzan-Lori Parks' The America Play
- Read: Suzan-Lori Parks' The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World
- Read: August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come & Gone
- Read: Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun
- Read: Tennessee Williams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
- Read: Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap
- Read: Steve Martin's Picasso at the Lapin Agile
- Read: David Henry Hwang's M. Butterfly
- Read: Tony Kushner's Angels in America: Millennium Approaches
For each play you choose to read, write a summary of the play's major dramatic action, and evaluate the play's structure, theme, and the playwrights' success or failure using criteria learned from this course to support your review.
- Write an additional 10-minute play. 6-10 pages, approx. Utilize criteria for effective playwriting learned from this class. You may repeat this option as you deem necessary.
HOMEWORK: None.
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