Friday, February 26, 2016

STUDYPATH* February 29-March 4, 2016

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday February 29
Film screening Working Girl concludes in class
Screen Check is due by end of period
Story structure assignment for Working Girl is due tomorrow by end of period

Tuesday March 1
Story structure assignment for Working Girl is due by end of period (postponed from Thursday)
Outlining Screenplay continues in class
Screenplay pages 11-30 are due today by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site

Wednesday March 2
Outlining Screenplay continues in class

Thursday March 3
Outlining Screenplay continues in class

Friday March 4
Outlining Screenplay continues in class
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class updates

AGENDA BIN:
Screenplay pages 31-60 to be scheduled with due date set

Saturday, February 20, 2016

STUDYPATH* February 22-26, 2016

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups (SPECIAL BELL SCHEDULE FOR SHELTER-IN-PLACE DRILL)
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday February 22
Outlining continues in class all week for Screenplay textbook
Chapters Four, Five and Six outlining are due by end of week
Film advertising analysis
Story structure in-class assignment for Working Girl film screening begins tomorrow

Tuesday February 23
Film Screening Day One Working Girl

Wednesday February 24
Film Screening Day Two Working Girl
Story structure due tomorrow by end of period

Thursday February 25
Story structure due for Working Girl by end of period

Friday February 26
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

AGENDA BIN:
Screenplay pages 11-30 are due March 1 by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site (postponed from February 23)

Monday, February 15, 2016

STUDYPATH* February 15-19, 2016

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday February 15
Today is Presidents' Day, a legal holiday, and classes are not in session

Tuesday February 16
Screen Check #5 is due by end of class
Thelma and Louise film screening concludes in class; Acts I, II and III story structure is due by end of class
Outlining for Screenplay chapters continues in class all week

  • Chapters Nine and Ten 


Wednesday February 17
Outlining continues in class all week; textbooks are required in class
Film advertising analysis is scheduled

Thursday February 18
Outlining Screenplay continues in class all week

Friday February 19
Outlining Screenplay continues in class all week
Pages 11-30 of motion picture screenplay due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M. Tuesday
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information

AGENDA BIN:
Ordinary People film screening (Best Picture)
American Beauty film screening (Best Picture)

Saturday, February 6, 2016

STUDYPATH* February 8-12, 2016

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up

Monday February 8
The Silence of the Lambs story structure scored and returned to students
Outlining Screenplay; textbooks are required in class all week for Chapters One-Five outlining
Screen Check #4 is due by end of period

Tuesday February 9
Screenplay first ten pages are due on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M. (postponed from Monday)

  1. Two Minute Movie provides story and dialogue for script
  2. Story Structure Acts I, II and III provides story and dialogue for script
Outlining Screenplay Chapters Six, Seven and Eight

  • Endings and Beginnings
  • Setting Up The Story
  • Two Incidents

Wednesday February 10
Film screening Thelma and Louise Day One
Story structure for Acts I, II and III completed in class for Thelma and Louise

Thursday February 11
Film screening Thelma and Louise Day Two
Story structure for Acts I, II and III completed for Thelma and Louise

Friday February 12
History of scripting and the screenplay two-page analysis (hard copy) is due today (postponed from last week) (available on BOX--see right of blog for download)

AGENDA BIN:
Pages 11-20 of motion picture screenplay on turnitin.com
Film advertising analysis