Monday, November 27, 2006
Dramatic Writing Assignment, Due Tues, Nov.28
English 1191 – Intro to Creative Writing
Dramatic Writing Assignment
* Due Tuesday, Nov. 28 at the beginning of class
* Format with the guidelines provided starting on page 370 of Burroway
* 5-7 pages, typed (not including Title page and Character page)
Requirements of scene:
1. Set the scene – imagine the curtain rising, what does the audience see? We should have an idea of place & time.
2. Two characters, no more than three
3. At least one significant object
4. A clear negotiation (A wants something from B, B wants something from A) with one character wining
5. Use of obstacles (possibilities: physical, other person’s will, internal) to complicate the negotiations
6. Use of at least one “prop” – sound, lighting, costume, setting
7. Clear stage directions
8. Action, not exposition
9. Dialogue, not conversation
Dramatic Writing Assignment
* Due Tuesday, Nov. 28 at the beginning of class
* Format with the guidelines provided starting on page 370 of Burroway
* 5-7 pages, typed (not including Title page and Character page)
Requirements of scene:
1. Set the scene – imagine the curtain rising, what does the audience see? We should have an idea of place & time.
2. Two characters, no more than three
3. At least one significant object
4. A clear negotiation (A wants something from B, B wants something from A) with one character wining
5. Use of obstacles (possibilities: physical, other person’s will, internal) to complicate the negotiations
6. Use of at least one “prop” – sound, lighting, costume, setting
7. Clear stage directions
8. Action, not exposition
9. Dialogue, not conversation
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