Agendas
Last Week
Rubrics--on desk but also:
Script #2 Assignment and Rubric
Watch trailers--talk Exhibition Day
Final Conference Sign Up: Mon-Tues
Stress Week Movie?
Fri 3/8
Review:
A site for a class--worth checking out
Format Review
Table Reads (Your groups)
Conferences I haven't had--today
Final Conference Sign Up--Fri-Tues
Thurs 3/7
Content/Language Objective: Students will collaborate through peer editing in order to improve their final scripts. Any drafts of movies can
be critiqued if you want to as well.
Agenda:
Rubrics--on desk but also:
Script #2 Assignment and Rubric
Peer edit (My groups)
Table Reads (Your groups)
Master Class Example
Conferences I haven't had--today
Final Conference Sign Up--Fri-Tues
FYI:
Final Project Options--review this so you're clear.
Thurs/Fri Conferences:
IC Check
Piece #2
Make-up possibilities
Show me Adaptation
Plan for Final
Tues 2/26
Agenda:
Proofread Adaptation/Peer Edit/Link Your Text
Check IC and show me your Adaptation
Decide which we will film
Final Screenplay Timeline
Mon 2/25
Content/Language Objective: Students will wrap up the adaptation unit and transition to a group project for Stress Week.
Agenda:
Youth Pavilion this Friday at the Canyon Theater 6:00-8:30.
Free tickets! Free Sushi (From Zanmai!), Inspiration!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/biff-teen-opening-night-party-tickets-55768913321
Adaptation Assignment Due Tues 2/26
Thurs-Fri 2/21-22
Adaptation Assignment Due Tues 2/26
WeVideo questions?
Friday Sub
Monday: Stress Week Screenplay
Tues 2/19
Links pfrom pfouts' classes pfor pfinding stories:
Stories students found and nominated
Micro Fiction stories students found
Places to look for Online Writing
Stories about Boulder (a project from another class)
2/14
Read: "The Greatest Man in the World"
storyboard using the screenplay
Observation--put in your folder.
Watch The Greatest Man in the World
A story on Trump--if you want
Tues 2/12
Content/Language Objective: Students will dive further into the adaptation unit by reading, storyboarding and searching.
Agenda:
Rear Window Warm-up on Warm-ups Page
Screenplay #2 The Rubric I'll start grading today.
Lunch Help Today
"The Cop and the Anthem"
Read online "The Cop and the Anthem"
Homework: Read "The Greatest Man in the World"
storyboard
Mon 2/11
Content/Language Objective: Students will Wrap up the Unit #2 by critiquing and peer editing. We will begin the adaptation unit by reading, storyboarding and searching.
Agenda:
Peer edit Screenplay #2 The Rubric I'll start grading tomorrow
Links pfrom pfouts' classes pfor pfinding stories:
Stories students found and nominated
Micro Fiction stories students found
Some Examples
"The Egg" (read online)
critique
Find others here (scroll to end)
"They're Made out of Meat" (read online)
Fri 2/8
Screencraft terms & videos--watch the one on writing action
Unseen Scene Videos Due--let's watch them
Check IC--am I missing anything?
Conferences on #1 & #2, Warm-ups, Video.
Next Writing Assignment--Screenplay #2
Peer Edit on Monday--start with mine as an example. Due Tues.
(Give Feedback Today--use The Rubric)
Mon-Tues 2/4
CYWTB? Writing Action
Unseen Scene-finish editing and watch them
Conferences on #1 & #2, Warm-ups, Video.
Next Writing Assignment--Script #2
Mini Solo Video or Edit Unseen Scene
Fri 2/1
Unseen Scene Movies (notice dialogue scene assignment for next week)
Shoot your scene today--start editing
Tell me where you're going
Be conscious of classes in session
IC Check
Stuff back
Really look at the end of
Novella: Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption
Script: Shawshank Redemption Script
Discuss
Tues 1/29
Content/Language Objective: Students will continue the Shawshank Unit--thinking about adaptation, editing and how screenplays turn to visuals. We will consider how the strengths of each medium discussion, observation and the Venn Diagram
Agenda:
Mini Solo Movies?
Check Grades
Observations and Venn Diagram
Watch the movie--look at scenes again, really read.
Thurs-Fri Unseen Scene Movies.
Mon 1/28
Examining the Cut--filming dialogue
Novella/Screenplay/Movie
Observation
Week of 1/22
Warm-ups 1-4 deadline--this week
Fri 1/25
Warm-up #5 on Warm-ups Page
Examining the Cut w/Ashley Kennedy @Lynda.com
Re-read the trial in Rita Hayworth (p-7-10)
Compare to opening of the Shawshank Redemption Script
Observation Form--important to do well--shows you've read and thought
Shawshank Unit:
Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption
Read to p.27 for Thursday
P 53 for Friday
Thurs 1/24
Netflix S1Ep22
Think dialogue
Think Intention & Obstacle
When Harry Met Sally
Script (Go to Page 15)
Tues:
First Screenplay Due--deadline next week
Mini-Solo Due
Catch 22 Warm up on Warm-ups Page
Dialogue/Unseen Scene
More Aaron Sorkin
Thurs-Fri 1/16-17
Content/Language Objective: Students will work on composing their first screenplays, the mini-solo movies, and check-in about how they're doing in the class through conferences and work time.
Agenda:
We Video groups--some group footage
Conferences--go over warm-up, movies and screenplay ideas.
Work time
Friday Peer Edit
First Script Due Tues
Finish Movies Tues--show them?
Look into dialogue and Unseen Scenes.
Tues. 1/15
Peer edit Friday
Graded Draft 1/23
Aaron Sorkin Characters Part 1
Warm-up #4 on Warm-ups Page
Intro to We Video
My tour of the software
Start your own--mess around
Group filming
Check out my links page
and my NVHS Video Resource Page
Do your own searching and nominate sites here
Mon:
Let's Make an Active Sentence
Manchester by the Sea Script--look at verbs, formatting, action
Watch the opening
Aaron Sorkin
Warm-up #3 on Warm-ups Page
Fri:
Syd Field's Character Exercise Due at 8:45--Logline go 'round
More Aaron Sorkin @ MasterClass
In depth explanation of formatting
Warm-up #2 on Warm-ups Page
Thurs 1/10
Content/Language Objective: Students will look at what makes a good screenplay--how they are structured and what they should contain. We will also do some writing and try to generate ideas for our first scripts.
Agenda:
Reading Kahoot
Warm-up #1 on Warm-ups Page
Syllabus questions?
Google Aaron Sorkin
Watch some of his Masterclass
Intention & Obstacle Warm-up on Warm-ups Page
Let's make an Active Sentence
Homework: Syd Field's Character Exercise
WeVideo, Phones or iPads--create a test video
Other Micro Fiction? If you want it.
Make a movie adaptation or original--mini
Tues 1/8
Content/Language Objective: Students will get an introduction to the course and sense of how we will operate throughout the quarter. We will begin our one-week introductory unit learning script writing software and WeVideo.
Agenda:
Info Sheet/Attendance
Set up a Folder
Formatting Basics (Simple Elements)
Reading/Writing a Screenplay--"Spaceman"
what might the screenplay look like? Try it
Some other short stories
Go through a couple together
Read the rest
Choose one to write
show a partner
turn it in--Thursday learn more formatting
Homework:
Read Paradigm Chapter
Read over:
Explanations of formatting:
Include what kind of feedback you want on your final project
Mon-Tues: Movies or Extended time.
Final Screenplay Assignment (Scripts Due Monday)
Final Rubric (Movie)
Check IC. Let me know about Warm-up #6. Email me when your Final Screenplay is ready for me to grade.
Thurs--Choose your own peer edit--Using Syd Field Exercise
Work time
Friday: Peer edit--the paradigm
Structured breaks
Start Movies? How many?
Who should do one--trailers at least unless you have a sizable script going
Exhibition Day forms
Mon-Tues: Movies or Extended time.
Final Screenplay Assignment (Scripts Due Monday)
Final Rubric (Movie)
After Service Week:
Watch Adaptation Movies
Story idea help
Final Project Links
Final Projects (6 class periods if you're starting now)
Short script with complete movie
Medium script with trailer
Longer script without movie
Check-ins with me
Adaptation Deadline.
Ideas for Final
Thurs-Fri 5/3-4
Agenda:
We're observing it this Friday because school was cancelled last Friday.
Adaptation due today 8:45
Deadline: Mon 5/14.
Pick a text from your peer edit group that you can shoot at school. Storyboard. Plan for Friday
Friday: Two Hour Shoot Out
Try to film a scene with your group in class
Everybody participate
Email me the link or share it in your drive. Make it clear who worked on the project.
Start thinking about your final Screenplay.
I have idea generators and writing prompts
Everyone writes a Final Screenplay
We'll discuss movie options after Service Week
Peer Edit
read each others' stories
read each others' adaptations
Consider the following:
Due Friday 5/4 @ 8:45. Deadline: Mon 5/14.
Week of 4/30:
Content/Language Objective: Students will continue the Adaptation Unit through reading and beginning their own Adaptation Script.
Agenda:
Adaptation Assignment-- Peer Edit Thursday.
Due Friday
Look into Short Fiction. Browse, read, nominate, choose:
Links pfrom pfouts' classes pfor pfinding stories:
Post stories you think would work: Adaptation nominations
Thursday 4/26:
Content/Language Objective: Students will continue the Adaptation Unit through reading discussion and viewing some new examples.
Agenda:
What we know for sure--bullet list
Discuss--as a class
Adapt as a group--explain what you'd do
4/24
Discuss--content and how you'd adapt it.
Thurs: "A Poisoned Tale"
Look into Short Fiction
Adaptation Assignment--think about it over the weekend
Monday 4/23
Check IC Again
Warm-up #6 Bedtime Story Screenplay on Warm-ups Page
Chuck P "Romance"
storyboard? Watch?
Read "The Greatest Man in the World"
storyboard
Tues:
Friday April 20th:
Content/Language Objective: Students will continue the Adaptation Unit through reading discussion and viewing some new examples.
Agenda:
Read the Novella/Screenplay
Check IC--YouMeScript people make sure it's right
How does Shawshank hold up to this advice
After break:
Some Examples
"The Egg" (read online)
critique
Find others here (scroll to end)
"They're Made out of Meat" (read online)
Monday:
Chuck P "Romance"
Watch
Tues-Thurs 4/16-18
Content/Language Objective: Students will dive into the Shawshank Unit through discussion, looking at the screenplay and watching the movie.
Discuss up to Page 45 Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption
Look at script: Shawshank Redemption Script
Remember Shot Types
Start Movie
Finish Thursday
Shawshank Unit:
Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption (read online)
Thurs 4/10
Watch Unseen Movies/Compare Clips/Debrief
Peer Edit: First Screenplay
The Screenplay Paradigm
beginning/middle/end or set up/confrontation/resolution
comment on dialogue
action sections: present tense, visual, descriptive
general interest and suggestions
Finish, revise polish your Screenplay
Start Reading Stephen King's Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption
Discuss up to Page 45 on Tues.
Homework: Read Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank redeption up to Page 45.
Shawshank Unit:
Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption (read online)
Mon 4/9
Story Starters
Creating Conflict Handout--look over ask for a paper copy
Hollywood Formula Handout--look over ask for a paper copy
Video:
Work on Unseen Scene Videos
Watch them Thursday.
Next Writing: Due Thurs 4/12
Dialogue Unit (your screenplay should be multiple scenes as described here)
For Thurs:
Discuss up to Page 50
Look at screenplay
Thurs-Fri 4/5-6
Content/Language Objective: Students will continue the dialogue unit and take the next step in developing their skills in taking a screenplay to an edited scene.
Agenda:
Next Video:
Form groups/Pick one and start planning--have a storyboard.
Watch some of the scenes as examples: But not ones any group plans to do.
Next Writing: Due Thurs 4/12
Fri: look at Get Out
A blog about planing and payoff in Get Out.
Next Week: Screenplay #1 due. Shawshank Unit.
Thurs
Turn in Storyboard for your Unseen Scene--did you watch it? How did you do?
Check IC--blanks I have question about. Thurs/Fri Lunch help. This weekend is a deadline
Warm-up #5 on Warm-ups Page
4/3
Content/Language Objective: Students will continue the dialogue unit and take the next step in developing their skills in taking a screenplay to an edited scene.
Agenda:
Check IC--blanks I have question about. Thurs/Fri Lunch help. This weekend is a deadline
Upcoming Schedule:
Thur/Fri: Unseen Scenes and Screenplay #1
Next Week: Screenplay #1 due. Shawshank Unit.
Warm-up #4 on Warm-ups Page
Find a scene you think is good dialogue
Use Simplyscripts to search movies or TV at the top (blue buttons)
Nominate on our Unseen Scenes Page
Pick one and start planning--have a storyboard.
Give me one to film; give me the necessary actors
Homework:
Read what a storyboard is
Come with a 12 shot minimum storyboard from Unseen Scenes Page
Mon 4/2
Content/Language Objective: Students will begin the dialogue unit and start looking at what it takes to drive characterization through dialogue.
Agenda:
Do I have all your stuff in?
Dialogue
On line Advice: Find it online and we'll make our list of Dialogue Rules
Some examples
When Harry Met Sally (common topic)
Pulp Fiction 2nd Scene-- (somehow interesting) CREDIT SEQUENCE "PULP FICTION" INT. '74 CHEVY (MOVING) – MORNING
Catch-22 (Handout)
Storyboard one of the three
Watch scenes
Warm-up #3 on Warm-ups Page
Tues: Puppet Pals Warm-up
Thurs-Fri 3/22-3
Content/Language Objective: Students will get an introduction to some software will will use throughout the quarter. We will continue our introductory unit.
Agenda:
Warm-up #2 on Warm-ups Page
WeVideo, Phones or iPads--create a test video
Other Micro Fiction? If you want it.
Make a movie adaptation or original--mini
If you finish, email useful screen writing websites or explore features of WeVideo
Sites for downloading Youtube Footage:
3/20
Content/Language Objective: Students will get an introduction to some software will will use throughout the quarter. We will continue our introductory unit.
Agenda:
Check IC stuff Back
Try them all and then put one of your shorter scripts in your folder. Label it "Test"
Last Night's reading--questions and clarity
Syd Field on Character
reading
try it on your own
WeVideo, Phones or iPads--create a test video
Warm-up #2 on Warm-ups Page
Thurs/Fri:
Shot types/Rule of Thirds
Make a movie adaptation or original
Homework: Check IC. Get caught up if you're not.
3/19
Content/Language Objective: Students will get an introduction to the course and sense of how we will operate throughout the quarter. We will begin our one-week introductory unit learning script writing software and WeVideo.
Agenda:
Info Sheet/Attendance
Formatting Basics (Simple Elements)
Reading/Writing a Screenplay--"Spaceman"
what might the screenplay look like?
Some other short stories
Go through a couple together
Read the rest
Choose one to write
show a partner
turn it in--Tues learn more formatting
Set up a folder
Warm-up #1 on Warm-ups Page
Homework:
Read Paradigm Chapter
This week: Youmescript/Celtx/Writer Duet/Amazon Storywriter
Read over:
Explanations of formatting:
Last Day
Content/Language Objective: Does anyone ever look at these?
Agenda:
Grades posted
What's left for you?
deadline tomorrow--unless you negotiate
Revisions--corrections
Watch trailers?
Watch something else? Webquest?
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=screenwriting
Hitchcock?
Last Week
Content/Language Objective: Students will finish final movies check grades and wrap up the class.
Agenda:
turn it in
Movie work time
Final Screenplays are being graded
Don't be lazy
Are you all caught up--do you need a check-in?
Exhibition Day: Friday March 11
- Sign up due by 3pm on Tuesday March 8th.
**All media for presentations in the auditorium need to be submitted to Leah no later than 1pm on Thursday March 10th (no exceptions!)
Thurs-Fri. 3/3-4
Content/Language Objective: Students will plan and film their final movies in groups, and the class will decide on our Exhibition Day plan.
Agenda:
Exhibition Day?
Movie work time
Final Screenplays are being graded
Don't be lazy
Are you all caught up--do you need a check-in?
Exhibition Day: Friday March 11
- Sign up due by 3pm on Tuesday March 8th.
**All media for presentations in the auditorium need to be submitted to Leah no later than 1pm on Thursday March 10th (no exceptions!)
Mon-Tues. 2/29-3/1
Content/Language Objective: Students will wrap up their Final Screenplays and begin planning final movies.
Agenda:
Work time
Try to Peer Edit with someone--use the rubric
Make-up work--last call
Final Project Links:
Writing Resources
Due 3/1 at end of class
This will allow revisions, and film versions
Video Resources
Fri. 2/26
Content/Language Objective: Students will move to their Final screenplay.
Agenda:
Places to check out for support:
Exercises to help you think through your Final Screenplay
Movie Poster
Map of the action
Obituary
Logline go 'round
Homework:
Work on your Final screenplay
Peer edit Monday
Final Screenplay Assignment due Tuesday at the end of class
Tues-Thurs 2/23-25
Content/Language Objective: Students will wrap up all other units and begin the Final screenplay and movie unit.
Agenda:
A warm-up
Any movies to watch?
Show me PuppetPals?
Check-in about make-up work
Decide by Thrusday? Friday for sure.
Warm-up sheets
Final Project Links
Due 3/1 at end of class
This will allow revisions, and film versions
Fri 2/19
Agenda:
Email me when you update folder
Discuss up to Page 50
Look at screenplay
Start movie
a little critique
Homework:
Finish reading story for Monday
Tues: Dash, CopyCats?, Puppet Pals?
Tue-Thurs 2/16-18
Content/Language Objective: Students will wrap up their CopyCat Videos their Puppet Pals projects and then move into The Shawshank Unit.
Agenda:
CopyCat Videos
watch them
Thurs. All caught up?
Homework: read to page...
Page 27 by Thursday Writing Q's/Reading Time/ Wrap up Puppet Pals
Page 50 by Friday. Look at screenplay, Start movie
Finish for Monday--story and movie
Shawshank Writing Q's:
Record your first impressions of the story
What do you make of Andy?
what kind of person is he?
to what extent do you like him as a character?
What can you infer about Red?
how reliable is his story?
why does the story matter?
Finally: What questions do you have?
Tues-Thurs 2/9-11
Content/Language Objective: Students will advance their video skills through the CopyCat Video and move on to the next writing project: the Puppet Pals Script.
Agenda:
CopyCat Videos
Adaptation Script--in your folder?
Next Week: Shawshank Unit
Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption
Mon 2/8
Content/Language Objective: Students will advance their video skills through the CopyCat Video and finish up their adaptations.
Agenda:
CopyCat Videos
Adaptation Script due
Fri 2/5
CopyCat as a concept
bring an idea and a plan for Monday.
Work on your Adaptation Screenplay
Due Next Monday--want you to watch the Super Bowl. Tuesday is okay.
Include a link to your story
Thurs 2/4
"Who am I this Time?"
read
watch
critique
Work on your Adaptation Screenplay
Due Next Monday
Include a link to your story
Mon. 2/2
Agenda:
GroundHog Day?
screen and scene?
Turn in missing work--progress reports this Thurs
lunch help?
Work on your Adaptation Screenplay
Due Next Monday
Include a link to your story
CopyCat as a concept
bring an idea and a plan for Thurs.
Mon. 2/1
Agenda:
Turn in missing work--progress reports this Thurs
lunch help Tues
Start your Adaptation Screenplay
go 'round--what text are you doing?
Due Next Monday
Fri. 1/29
Agenda:
Turn in storyboards
Watch Romance
last critique
do an and/but scan
read story of an hour
Links pfrom pfouts' classes pfor pfinding stories:
Stories students found and nominated
Micro Fiction stories students found
Thurs 1/28
Content/Language Objective: Students will continue with dialogue through a warm-up, watching an example and looking at how professionals film scenes.
Agenda:
Other stories:
critique
Find others here (scroll to end)
Open a Doc called "Adaptations Critique" in your folder.
Start by explaining how you would film "The Egg"
After watching the first egg movie, write a brief critique.
what did you like/dislike about how they adapted it?
what shot sequences were well done?
did they follow our rules for filming dialogue?
After looking at the text of "Cop and the Anthem," comment on how well the film makers adapted the story to film.
Write a critique for Romance. Use the same questions you did for The Egg.
Micro fiction and adaption nominations:
What else do we need?
Character Exercise
Mystery Prompts
Nominations for adaptation
Story Starters/Ideas Sheet
Your own brain
Links pfrom pfouts' classes pfor pfinding stories:
Stories students found and nominated
Micro Fiction stories students found
Tues 1/26
Content/Language Objective: Students will continue with dialogue through a warm-up, watching an example and looking at how professionals film scenes.
Agenda:
Chuck P "Romance"
storyboard
Watch (Thurs?)
Mon 1/25
Content/Language Objective: Students will continue with dialogue through a warm-up, watching an example and looking at how professionals film scenes.
Agenda:
Warm-up #5
Read "The Greatest Man in the World"
storyboard
Finish Unseen Scene
Chuck P "Romance"
storyboard
Unseen Scenes
Gatsby
Catch-22 Screenplay (check the dialogue on the bottom of page 20-21 of the screenplay)
Thurs-Fri 1/21-2
Content/Language Objective: Students will increase their video skills through the Unseen Scene Project and work on their dialogue through warm-ups.
Agenda:
Other When Harry met Sally clips
Blue hotel:
(Amazon) start at nine minutes
Grading explained
kind of low on the grades--please raise...
You need to email me if you update/revise
Dialogue warm-ups
Puppet Pals
Tue 1/19
Content/Language Objective: Students will continue the dialogue unit by reading scripts and planning their next moives
Stuff Back/Grades Posted
Next Video
Nominate scenes that contain good dialogue
Search for yours @ Simply Scripts
Watch: How to film dialogue
Fri 1/15
Content/Language Objective: Students will begin the next unit by writing and focusing on dialogue.
Let's Make an Active Sentence
Warm-up #3 Warm-ups Page
Watch Movies
Peer Edit?
Screenplay #1 Due
Storyboard When Harry Met Sally.
do the scene from middle of page 12-16 (script page numbers)
Watch: When Harry met Sally
Tues:
Nominate scenes that contain good dialogue
Search for yours @ Simply Scripts
Watch: How to film dialogue
Thursday 11/14
Agenda:
Warm-ups vs. First Screenplay
First Screenplay Due tomorrow (weekend okay)
Finish movies--watch tomorrow?
Screenplay examples
Mon-Tues 1/11-12
Content/Language Objective: Students will progress towards their first screenplay through writing and checking out websites. They will also begin the first video project.
Leah laughing footage? (Sage and Ashton phone footage?)
Warm-up #3 Warm-ups Page (on paper to be passed around)
Webquest and Links Page
Video Stuff--Groups choose a micro-fiction story
screenplay
storyboard (plan props/costumes)
problem solve--scout location
film-edit (Tues)
Let's Make an Active Sentence (Thurs)
Screenplay #1 Assigned (Thurs--work and peer edit)
In folder by Friday
Example: Princess Bride
1/8
Content/Language Objective: Students will review the introductory information and get an introduction to the video lab.
Agenda:
Warm-up #2 Warm-ups Page (Label it in your folder)
Video Project
Warm-up #3?
kahoot.it
pin: 904865
Next Week:
Leah laughing footage? (Sage and Ashton phone footage?)
1/7/16
Content/Language Objective: Students will establish their folders for all work in the class, continue pre-writing for their first screenplay and clarify the definition of a screenplay through reading.
Agenda:
Your Syd Field Exercise--share your logline with a partner
turn it in
Syllabus Questions?
Get a Chromebook
Set up/share a folder <andrew.pfouts@bvsd.org>
See example--confirm that I have your folder
CYWTB? (Start a Doc in your folder)
Warm-up #1 on Warm-ups Page (Label it in your folder)
Add-on "Screenplay Formatter"
Stuff back/IC check
Website Tour
Reading: Syd Field, "Screenplay Paradigm"
finish for homework? Write me a trivia/review question
Tomorrow:
Review intro vocab and concepts
Intro to Video Lab
1/5/16
Content/Language Objective: Students will get an introduction to the class and its key concepts through reading, writing, listening and speaking.
Agenda:
Info sheet/Attendance
What makes a Screenplay
Syllabus
Reading: screenplay paradigm
questions
how it will work for us
Homework: a reading on character and a sheet to guide you through the exercise.
Come with it Thursday
Week of 3/9
Content/Language Objective: Students will work their final movies into shape for Exhibition Day.
Agenda:
Trailers--can we include one from my other class?
Small rooms? Forms?
Everything In?
Thurs:
Get me your trailer
Final Letter
Thurs-Fri:
Was BIFF worthwhile? What did you think? Will it make you go to the Youth Pavilion?
Preview stuff on YouTube--including please silence your cell phones
Get Rubric
Finish planning/start filming
Mon-Tues: Finish your film
Mon-Tue 3/2-3
Content/Language Objective: Students will learn what others in the class wrote--through peer editing, small group discussions and a logline go 'round. They will leave the day with preliminary plans for their final movies.
Your Final Screenplay is due:
Peer Edit: Monday 3/2
Final Due Tuesday 3/3
Agenda:
Monday: Peer edit--Six traits, Syd Field's Paradigm and Formatting
My groups
Tues:
Proofread--find any silly mistakes. Write a logline.
(Different) Groups of six: read favorite scenes
Logline Go'round
Walter Mitty Trailer (as example)
Final Movie Assignment
Read Sheet--ask questions
Find groups
Write a pitch
Get me a copy of the script
Grades posted
Make a to do list
Two big grades left
Screenplay (Individual)
Final Movies (individual or group)
Thurs-Fri: Finish planning/start filming
Week of 2/23
Content/Language Objective: Students will pre-writing and drafting for their final screenplays
Your Final Screenplay is due:
Peer Edit: Monday 3/2
Due Tuesday 3/3
Agenda:
Monday: Writing
Rest of the week: Chromebooks & Plotbot
What else do we need?
Character Exercise
Mystery Prompts
Nominations for adaptation
Story Starters/Ideas Sheet
Your own brain
Links pfrom pfouts' classes pfor pfinding stories:
Stories students found and nominated
Micro Fiction stories students found
Your Final Screenplay is due:
Peer Edit: Monday 3/2
Due Tuesday 3/3
Monday:
Peer Edit, Review Formatting, Revise
I choose groups
Explanations of formatting:
http://www.scriptologist.com/Magazine/Formatting/formatting.html
http://www.scriptfrenzy.org/howtoformatascreenplay
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/scripts/screenplay.pdf
Tues:
Proofreading?
Logline go 'round, read scripts you haven't (different groups) Favorite scenes
Get Final Movie Assignment, Pick groups, Complete the pitch
Thursday/Friday: storyboarding and planning.
Thurs-Fri 2/19-20
Content/Language Objective: Students will look into adaptations and begin thinking about final screenplays
Agenda:
Chromebooks
watch if you like
Find others here (scroll to end)
Adaptation as a concept
Webquest--my bookshelves--for good stories
Nominations on Monday
Tues 2/17
Unseen Scenes
Present them to class
what can we learn from the exercise?
Chuck P Listen to "Romance"
Listen to the rest while making storyboards (left off at 22:56)
Storyboard
Discuss
Watch the movie
Other Adaptations:
Adrian & Anna?
"The Egg"
"The Greatest Man in the World"
Mon-Tues 2/9-10
Checklist:
Finish Unseen Scene
Watch the real one
Present them to class
what can we learn from the exercise?
Present/watch next Tues.
Screen Play #2
Dialogue driven scene from a bigger imagined screenplay
Think of When Harry met Sally
Tues Peer Edit
Due Thursday
Thurs: Present Unseen Scene
Chuck
Thurs-Fri 2/4-5
Content/Language Objective: Students will push their video skills through the Unseen Scene Project
Agenda:
Watch Mini-Movies
Film Scenes
Import by end of Thursday
Finish editing and watch the real on Friday
Mon (puppet pals and dialogue work time)
Tues Peer Edit
Mon-Tues 2/2
Content/Language Objective: Students will wrap up the mini-movies and continue with the dialogue unit.
Agenda:
Finish Mini-Movies
Watch them Tuesday
Dialogue Warm-ups 6&7
Unseen Scene Groups
I choose groups
read your script
Visualize it
Shoot it
Week of 1/26-7
Content/Language Objective: Students will get their first movies filmed and ready to edit. They will also continue the Dialogue Unit.
Agenda:
Video Groups get to work. What can you do today?
LA Work:
First thing: When Harry Met Sally storyboard.
After that: Dialogue Warm-ups
Watch: How to film dialogue
Fri 1/23 (And the Week 1/26)
Content/Language Objective: Students will work through making their first real movies--from screenplay to a finished movie. They will also begin the Dialogue Unit.
Agenda:
Groups get to work. What can you do today?
Shoot for finishing by next Friday.
When your group has nothing to do we will work on The Dialogue Unit
The Dialogue Unit will become homework otherwise
First thing: When Harry Met Sally storyboard.
After that: Dialogue Warm-ups
Unseen Scene Nominations
Thurs. 1/22
Content/Language Objective: Students will find a script for their next movie projects and formulate a plan for the next video project.
Agenda:
Print out first screenplay
Logline go 'round
Pick groups and scripts
Video Project Pitch
I'll make copies for the groups
Make a plan--divide an conquer
Tues 1/20
Content/Language Objective: Students will go from the pre-writing phase to to drafting.
Agenda:
Work time
Writing time Peer Edit
First Screenplay due Thursday
BIFF Student Contest (maybe 3-4 submissions?)
Thurs--share stories & plan BIFF
Six class periods--but twelve days
Feb 1st is the Deadline
Thurs-Fri 1/15-16
Content/Language Objective: Students will familiarize themselves with basic video production, shotmaking and iMovie on the iPads.
Agenda:
iPad Intro, Shot List and Scavenger Hunt
Go out and shoot
Comeback and edit
Send it to the Camera Roll
Fri: iMovie on the iMacs
Screenplay Assignment
Stuff Back--use warmups?
Tues: Work Time/Peer Edit
Due next Thursday
Then we choose the most worthy screenplays for our next movies.
Partner warm up
Mon-Tue 1/12-3
Content/Language Objective: Students will progress towards their first screenplay and video project.
Agenda:
Turn in Warm-up #3 and Syd Field Exercise
Webquest
Go to my old links page
Websites
More with ezScript
Check out Plotbot
Warm up #4 (With Plotbot)
Thurs: First Video Project
Help me think of a new idea
First Screenplay Assignment
Fri 1/9
Content/Language Objective: Students will continue looking for ideas for their first screenplay and look into how to create a character.
Agenda:
Turn in Warm-up #2
Go through the "Screenplays are..." Handout
Syd Field's Character Exercise
Do a warm-up from your created character
(Warm up #3)
Monday: Turn in Syd Field Excercise and warm up #3
Crowd-sourcing a links page and getting software to work on a Chromebook
Thurs 1/8
Agenda:
Warm-up #1
Formatting--going deeper
Warm-up #2
A Screenplay Defined
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/scripts/screenplay.pdf
Tues 1/6
Content/Language Objective: Students will get an introduction to the course and sense of how we will operate throughout the quarter.
Agenda:
Info Sheet/Attendance
Reading/Writing a Screenplay
Some short stories
Do a couple together
Read some others
Choose one to write
show a partner
turn it in
Watch the results
Thurs: Syllabus questions warm ups
Explanations of formatting:
http://www.scriptologist.com/Magazine/Formatting/formatting.html
http://www.scriptfrenzy.org/howtoformatascreenplay
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/scripts/screenplay.pdf
Fri 8/23
11:30 - 12:15
Content/Language Objective: Students will get an introduction to the course and sense of how we will operate throughout the quarter.
Agenda:
Info Sheet/Attendance
Reading/Writing a Screenplay
Some short stories
Do a couple together
Read some others
Choose one to write
show a partner
turn it in
Watch the results
Explanations of formatting:
http://www.scriptologist.com/Magazine/Formatting/formatting.html
http://www.scriptfrenzy.org/howtoformatascreenplay
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/scripts/screenplay.pdf
Fri 10/18
Get me your clips
Watch our Movies?
Final Letter
Tues-Wed 10/15-6:
Office Intro for Exhibition Day--everyone needs to be in it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z023i8JZSUk&safe=active (opening credits)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dBhlayFwFE (full song)
Begin Editing
Clip by Friday
Anyone want to present whole film in small room?
Fri 10/11
Groups and movies--get going.
Weekend plan.
Editing by Wednesday
Logline Go r'ound
Talk about Final Screenplay
Talk about other possibilities
Form groups--choose a script
brainstorm
make a to do list
set a goal for Friday
make a timeline of how/when you'll get the film done by next Friday
Oct. 23 - Substance free:
Nov. 6 - Keep it clean--we have two plus ETF
Nov. 13 - Have fun together--puppet pals
Dec. 4 - Participate X 2 Gabe and Dariya
JANUARY 22- Substance free
Tues-Wed 10/8-9
Content/Language Objective: Students will finish their Final Screenplays and move toward their final movies.
Agenda:
Peer Edit--Final Screenplay
Keep drafting
Wednesday--it's due at break.
Wednesday after break--we pick groups and scripts for final movies
Stuff Back/Updated Grades
Wed-Fri 10/2-4
Content/Language Objective: Students will get ready for their final screenplays and movies through pre-writing.
Agenda:
Celtx in the lab? iPads, Netbooks, iMacs
Logline/Character generator,
Syd Field go 'round,
Pictures, Songs, Comp2 and pre-writing ideas
Nominations for adaptations
Final Screenplay Assignment
jot down possible loglines
Friday: work day--writing time for our Final Screenplay
prewriting seaching
Drafting
Peer Edit next Tuesday
Next Wednesday--it's due at break.
Wednesday after break--we pick groups and scripts for final movies
Nov. 6 - Keep it clean (we have two Emmet/Anna ___________?)
Nov. 13 - Have fun together (Somebody? Advisory?)
Participate?
Remaining Days
10/2 WF
10/8 TWF
10/15 TWF
T10/22 is Ex Day
Tues 10/1
Content/Language Objective: Students will wrap up their adaptation unit.
Agenda:
Choose your own story for an Adaptation
Previous links for finding stories:
Stories students found and nominated
Micro Fiction stories students found
Places to look for Online Writing
Stories about Boulder (a project from another class)
Celtx in the lab?
Whatever you've got by the end of class
more than a warm-up less than a screenplay
why I'm rushing
We need to film "Strike out on your own"
what we have for ideas
what else would be funny
Wed: Syd Field go 'round, Logline generator, pictures, songs, Comp2 and prewriting
Idea generator, story ideas and final screenplays
Fri 9/27
Agenda:
Warm up "Bedtime Story"
Critiques of "Romance" and "The Egg"
Discuss
Watch some clips?
Turn in
Tues-Wed 9/24-25
Content/Language Objective: Students will wrap up their dialogue unit and begin the adaptation unit.
Agenda:
Watch Unseen Scenes--find real scene & show real scene with yours
talk about filming dialogue
Dialogue Driven Scene
Due tomorrow
Watch a little (YouTube) of Chuck P. reading "Romance"
Next Unit: Adaptation
Homework: "The Egg" "Romance"
(Figure out which critiques to do as homework)
Wed.
Turn in 2nd big screenplay--a dialogue driven scene.
Warm-up: Puppet Pals
Write a Direct TV: Have Fun Together
Write your Final Screenplay for puppet pals?
Stuff Back/Grades Posted
Warm-up: write an opening or scene from one of the stories
Storyboard "The Egg" and "Romance"
Watch/critique "Romance"
Start watching "The Egg" movies. Homework: bring a critique of the rest on Friday
Youtube Versions of "The Egg:"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehRggplMieM&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=ehRggplMieM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wnShwtTkjA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1VN5zICGeU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnpNpxtRjhU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=QjbNvG5ygqU
animated:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sre0luefMJY
lego:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgHvGg_2Lew
search results:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=andy+weir+the+egg&oq=andy+weir+the+egg&gs_l=youtube.3..0.70413.74550.0.75595.17.9.0.8.8.0.138.591.8j1.9.0...0.0...1ac.1.11.youtube.HqW4IxiU8HU
Friday: pick a favorite story, explore micro fiction, mysteries and write a adapted scene. Check remaining schedule.
Fri 9/20
Content/Language Objective: Students will wrap up their Unseen Scene and look forward to their next unit.
Agenda:
Stuff back/grades?
missing screenplays?
Midterms due on Monday
Finish editing Unseen Scene--find real scene & show real scene with yours
Check out next assignment: Dialogue Driven Scene
Due next Wednesday
Next Unit: Adaptation
(Figure out which critiques to do as homework)
Tues: puppet pals, stories, writing time
Wed 9/18
Content/Language Objective: Students will continue their dialogue unit through warm ups, videos and their Unseen Scene.
Agenda:
Flood check-in--talk to a table mate (write on top of your warm up)
Warm up # 5
Stuff back/grades?
missing screenplays
Film Unseen Scene
Dialogue Driven Scene--next writing
Next Unit: Adaptation
(Flood Week)
Wed 9/11
Content/Language Objective: Students will continue their dialogue unit through warm ups, videos and their Unseen Scene.
Agenda:
More Dialogue
Warm up #3
Stuff back/grades
Tips for dialogue
When Harry Met Sally Storyboard
compare with a partner
watch the real
(before and after break) Warm up #4 (eavesdrop)
Unseen Scene mini-project (shooting dialogue)
Read scripts you've never seen and choose a part
pick'em/try'em
Less than two minutes
shooting dialogue (When Harry Met Sally and tutorials)
By Friday: Pick 2nd Video groups (someone's screenplay)
Screenplays for Unseen Scene
Tues 9/10
Agenda:
Turn in First Screenplay
Dialogue Warm ups
Warm up #2
Watch commercials
Look at schedule (below)
More Dialogue
Warm up #3
When Harry Met Sally Storyboard
bring tomorrow
Wed: More warm ups
Unseen Scene mini-project (shooting dialogue)
nominations (something we could shoot in school)e
pick'em/try'em
shooting dialogue (When Harry Met Sally and tutorials)
By Friday: Pick 2nd Video groups (someone's screenplay)
Below are the WCG dates I am planning to attach to core values:
Sept. 11 - Respect (PDA?)
Sept. 25 - Teaching and Learning (texting & wandering)
Oct. 2 – Support each other (make one?) GSA?
Oct. 23 - Substance free (how to handle this)
Nov. 6 - Keep it clean (we have two)
Nov. 13 - Have fun together (Direct TV, duh)
Wed 9/4
Agenda:
Stuff back/grades
Finish Direct TV Parodies
put them as quick time on my CPU
Community Gathering which one(s) today
How to frame them?
people who are finished do that
Deadline/hustle/make it happen
Do missing work
Start writing your First Screenplay (Due Tues)
I have some resources
Friday: Lab & Celtx
Fri-Tues 8/30-93
Agenda:
Turn in Syd Field's Character Exercise
Film Direct TV Parodies
Wed. 9/4 Community Gathering we show some of them
How to frame them?
A screenplay for that?
iPads/cameras 8 groups?
Wed 8/28
Content/Language Objective: Students will start working on their Direct TV ads which will give them an introduction to the video lab, the cameras and video editing
Agenda:
A Warm up
Stuff back/Grades
Review Screenplay Formatting
Shot Types
Decide on groups and formulate a plan for commercials
Start Filming/Finding footage. Finish Friday (reshooting is possible)
Look over Harrison's/my site.
Tues 8/27
Content/Language Objective: Students will get an introduction to the course and sense of how we will operate throughout the quarter.
Agenda:
Review Screenplay Formatting
Watch Direct TV
Assignment Sheet and Formula
Write commercials
brainstorm on your own...
Plan filming for tomorrow: make it doable and quick/easy for anyone who's not in our class
Tomorrow? can we rally a short one in 3 class/24 hours?
see which teachers don't have seminar
First Screenplay stuff tomorrow
Next Wednesday we're on.
Fri 8/23
11:30 - 12:15
Content/Language Objective: Students will get an introduction to the course and sense of how we will operate throughout the quarter.
Agenda:
Info Sheet/Attendance
Reading/Writing a Screenplay
Some short stories
Do a couple together
Read some others
Choose one to write
show a partner
turn it in
Explanations of formatting:
http://www.scriptologist.com/Magazine/Formatting/formatting.html
http://www.scriptfrenzy.org/howtoformatascreenplay
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/scripts/screenplay.pdf
Tues: (syllabus questions)
Website Tour
warm up: someone you always see
Syd Field on character
Character excericse (create our own)
Create your own
Wed:
two minute (max screenplay)
groups choose one to film