SCRIPT WRITING

LEARNING INTENTIONS

• To understand the characters of Mrs.

Lyons and Mrs. Johnstone
• To practice script writing
 SCRIPT WRITING
Why Is It Important For You?

 It is part of your CBA 2

 Itcovers ‘the extract from a drama’ part of your
course
 You might become the next famous screenwriter:
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think James Cameron (who wrote the Titanic, CC BY-SA

Avatar and The Terminator) or Steven Spielberg

(Jaws, ET, Jurassic Park)

 Itis also fun because you learn how films and tv

shows are created.
 SUCCESS CRITERIA!
Title

Name of the Playwright This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND

Name of the Act or Scene

The setting / place where the script takes place is usually in italics and
in brackets at the top of the script
Character names along the left hand side of the page
Punctuation: the colon is used after the characters name
Dialogue, which is what the characters are saying after the colon
There is NO NEED FOR SPEECH MARKS AT ALL
Usually the drama will state, THE END, when it is over
 RECAP OF THE KEY MOMENT IN
BLOOD BROTHERS
• Mrs Lyons: The Wealthy Woman who cannot have children. Offers to bring one up
for Mrs Johnstone, her cleaner who is poor with many children and expecting
twins. Mrs Lyons offers to raise the other twin in her beautiful home with her husband
who has a good job. She highlights to Mrs Johnstone all the things this child could have
and makes her feel guilty to be bringing up more children in poverty. Mrs Johnstone
eventually agrees and a deal is made that she would keep it a secret from everyone,
including Mrs Lyon’s husband. Mrs Johnstone would also continue working for Mrs
Lyons so that she could see her little son.
• Key Moment: Mrs Lyons sacks Mrs Johnstone and refuses to let her
see Edward.
• This moment sets the drama in motion. It future-defining and a turning
point.
OBSERVE MRS. LYONS AND MRS.
JOHNSTONE

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 COMPARING MRS. JOHNSTONE AND MRS. LYONS

Mrs. Lyons Mrs. Johnstone

• Appearance: dressed • Appearance: uniform
up, rich • Accent: plain
• Accent: posh • Family: six kids,
husband
• Family: husband, no • Job: housemaid
kids • Personality:
• Job: housewife superstitious, hard
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• Personality: high
society, well spoken Mrs. Lyons and Mrs. Johnston
O V ER TO YO U - W H AT W O U L D YO U D O I F
Y O U W E RE FA CI N G M RS . LYO N S ?

• Write a short script on the interaction

between you, as Mrs. Johnstone (mother),
facing Mrs. Lyons (offering to take the
child).
• Consider if this is a moral dilemma, whose
side are you on?
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• THREE PIECES OF DIALOGUE AT

LEAST FOR EACH CHARACTER
• DO NOT FORGET YOUR SUCCESS
CRITERIA!