Monster - Writing Your Own Screenplay

Step One: The I ea!

"hoose from the list below or come up with your own i ea# - $ ay in the life of a teenager - %inning or losing at a game - "ommitting a crime or getting caught& oing something illegal - 'ossip gone wrong ( through te)ting&faceboo* etc - +ighting with your parent&boyfrien &girlfrien &sibling - Telling someone a secret - ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, -"hoose something interesting!!!

DUE: Monday April 7th

You are going to write a short screenplay (similar set up to Monster). This is your final major assignment for this unit so put in your best effort! Refer to your notes from Prison Break about technical terms. Tuesday April 1 n class

.. Remember/ you are attempting to tell a story so your screenplay nee s# Intro uction/ rising action/ clima)/ an resolution

Step Two# 0repare a Rough "opy

Wednesday April ! " n class#$ Thursday April % &a' 11()

1ac*groun Information# - 2et up the scene ( setting/ time/ place - 3ist of characters an escriptions of each - 1ac*groun information to the scene - 'i4e a short synopsis as to what will happen in the scene (use the following hea ings# Intro uction/ Rising $ction/ "lima)/ Resolution) - use technical terms as to how the scene will be set up *hec+ with teacher ,E-O.E /o0ing onto ne1t step2 5ialogue 1e sure ialogue is realistic an true to each character 5ialogue shoul re4eal the story line as well as the narration between lines an scenes Remember this is a school assignment so tame the language use (in other wor s ( no swearing)

-6a*e it interesting!!! Step Three: 0repare the 'oo "opy -riday April 3th "11()# and Monday April 7th &i'rary Type in font si7e 89: Times ;ew Roman/ $rial/ "ambria or "alibri <;3Y!! 8. Title 4age 9. 4age One o ( name of screenplay/ your name an ( 1ac*groun Information ate

Inclu e all bac*groun information from your rough copy ( 5ialogue

=. 4age Two o o

minimum of two pages (ma) > pages)in length type an set up in the same style as Monster