Drama: 10/8, 9/12

Guided Q:

• What are the values and ways to express characterization, especially in script writing?
• What is the impact of melodram on American theatre?

Bell Ringer

• Red Chief takes on _________
• Bill and/or Sam plan/plot a crime with _______

Activities

• How did we use the warm up to express the characters being developed in the scripts?
• Each character needs to have its own voice.
• Read "Nineteenth Century American Theatre" and the impact of melodrama
• Fighting for values and adapting to a new and harsher world
• Take notes
• Work on scripting Ransom