Yes! I wrote a 10 Page Script! - Media Design 3 PBL Project

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California Educators Together

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Dawn Guest-Johnson (View Original)

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Standards

California Common Core State Standards - English Language Arts

RL.11-12.5 Analyze how an author's choices concerning how to structure specific parts of a text (e.g., the choice of where to begin or end a story, the choice to provide a comedic or tragic resolution) contribute to its overall structure and meaning as well as its aesthetic impact.
RL.11-12.3 Analyze the impact of the author's choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story or drama (e.g., where a story is set, how the action is ordered, how the characters/archetypes are introduced and developed).
SL.7.1 Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 7 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.

Yes! I wrote a 10 Page Script! - Media Design 3 PBL Project

Students will create a 10-page script in a program such as Celtx using techniques of character development, the foundations of story structure, and collaborative techniques for creating character dialogue. Students will prepare a professional script for publication and/or film festival submission. Students will also complete the process to copyright their finished work. This project consists of four student centered lessons. Note- Please download flash instructional videos to hard drive before playing for optimal viewing. Approximately 5 weeks