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    This document provides guidance for developing the key elements of a one-act play, including characters, setting, conflict, plot, and theme. Students are instructed to create at least two characters by answering questions about attributes such as name, age, appearance, family background, personality traits, and role in the story. They are also prompted to describe the single setting of the play and establish an internal and external conflict for the protagonist to address. The document concludes by having students outline the plot points and resolution as well as identify the overall theme of the story in one word.

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    This document provides guidance for developing the key elements of a one-act play, including characters, setting, conflict, plot, and theme. Students are instructed to create at least two characters by answering questions about attributes such as name, age, appearance, family background, personality traits, and role in the story. They are also prompted to describe the single setting of the play and establish an internal and external conflict for the protagonist to address. The document concludes by having students outline the plot points and resolution as well as identify the overall theme of the story in one word.

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    This document provides guidance for developing the key elements of a one-act play, including characters, setting, conflict, plot, and theme. Students are instructed to create at least two characters by answering questions about attributes such as name, age, appearance, family background, personality traits, and role in the story. They are also prompted to describe the single setting of the play and establish an internal and external conflict for the protagonist to address. The document concludes by having students outline the plot points and resolution as well as identify the overall theme of the story in one word.

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    Name____________________

    OtherGroupMembers_______________________________________

    Morethananything,yourcharacterswillsetthetoneofyourplay.Usethequestionsbelowtocreate
    yourprotagonist.Whileyoumightnotusealloftheinformationinyourplay,themoreyoudevelop
    yourcharacter,theeasieritwillbetowritedialogue.

    CharacterOne
    1. Name:
    2. Age:
    3. Generalphysicaldescription:
    4. Hometown:
    5. Typeofhome/neighborhood:
    6. Relationshipstatus:
    7. Currentfamily:
    8. Familybackground(parents,marriages,etc.):
    9. Friends:
    10. Job:
    11. Dressstyle:
    12. Favoritepastimes:
    13. Hobbies:
    14. Strongestpositivepersonalitytrait:
    15. Strongestnegativepersonalitytrait:
    16. Senseofhumor:
    17. Temper:
    18. Howotherpeopleseehim/her:
    19. Opinionofhim/herself:
    20. Othertraits,especiallythosetobebroughtoutinstory:
    21. Mostimportantthingtoknowaboutthischaracter:

    CharacterTwo
    22. Name:
    23. Age:
    24. Generalphysicaldescription:
    25. Hometown:
    26. Typeofhome/neighborhood:
    27. Relationshipstatus:
    28. Currentfamily:
    29. Familybackground(parents,previousmarriages,etc.):
    30. Friends:
    31. Job:
    32. Dressstyle:
    33. Favoritepastimes:
    34. Hobbies:
    35. Strongestpositivepersonalitytrait:
    36. Strongestnegativepersonalitytrait:
    37. Senseofhumor:
    38. Temper:
    39. Howotherpeopleseehim/her:
    40. Opinionofhim/herself:
    41. Othertraits,especiallythosetobebroughtoutinstory:
    42. Mostimportantthingtoknowaboutthischaracter:

    Setting
    Nextup,itistimetodevelopasetting.SincetheplaywillbeintheformofaOneAct,youwillonlybe
    drawinguponesetting.Thereadershouldbeabletodevelopastrongmentalimagejustbyafew
    descriptivelines.

    Whereisit?
    Whenisit?
    Whatistheweatherlike?
    Whatistheenvironmentlike?
    Whatspecialdetailsmakethesettingvivid?

    Conflict
    Nowthatyouhaveyourtwocharactersandthesettingdown,itistimetoestablishtheconflict.What
    doyouwantthemainproblemtobe?Remember,askyourselfWhatdoesthecharacterneed?What
    getsintheway?Comeupwithtwopotentialissues(oneinternalandoneexternal)thatthe
    protagonistmustconfront:

    InternalIssue:

    PotentialSolution:

    ExternalIssue:

    PotentialSolution:

    Plot

    Nowitstimetostartbuildingyourplotaroundyourcharacters,setting,andconflict.Youshouldkeep
    theplotrelativelysimpleyoucannotgooverfourpagesofscriptsodontaddtoomanyelements
    thatneedtobewrappedupbeforetheendoftheplay.Guidelinesareinparenthesesifneeded.

    PlotPointOne(Introduction):

    PlotPointTwo(IntroduceConflict):

    PlotPointThree(ArriveattheClimax):

    PlotPointFour(Resolve/DontResolveConflict):

    PlotPointFive(Conclusion):

    Theme

    Whatisthepurposeofyourstory?Whatareyoutryingtotellyourreader?Canyousumupyour
    themeinoneword(birth,death,family,survival,etc.)?

    Welldone!Nowitstimetobeginwritingdialogue!

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