Aim: How is setting important in our screenplays?

Do Now: We are having a quiz, please do the best that you can. It is on what we have been studying this week. You have 15 minutes…

1.) Administer quiz. Okay pens down and pass these up to the front.(15 min.)
2.) Mini Lesson: Today we will be talking about the setting to your screenplays. I remember some of you expressed that you were having difficulties with this.

The setting for your screenplay is just as important as anything else, but you have to be descriptive. Remember, this is your world that you are creating…

3.) MODEL:
CLICK on the LINK to see three insanely great descriptions of settings. Read them for two minutes then turn and talk to your partner to guess what each one is describing…
http://screenwritingfromiowa.wordpress.com/2009/06/18/descriptive-writing-pt-5-setting-tip-26/

(2 min.)

Please CLICK on the next link for a refresher in describing the setting…
4.)
http://www.scriptologist.com/Magazine/Formatting/Scene/scene.html (1 min.)

5.) PAIRS: Okay, now I want you to practice describing, first describe your partners appearance, dress, and physicality to the smallest detail, you have 3 minutes then I’m calling on three random people… ( 3 min.)
6.) Share out: Okay, who haven’t I called on this week…

Independent Practice: Okay, now I want you to describe the outside of your home, your living room, and then your bedroom in as descriptive a manner as you can… You have 10 minutes, and I want you to use proper screenplay format, I.E.: INT.DANIELLE’S HOUSE-DAY, etc.
(10 min.)

YOUR HOMEWORK: Is to finally write TWO PAGES of SCREENPLAY FROM YOUR TREATMENT