{"id":2627,"date":"2011-03-13T10:02:31","date_gmt":"2011-03-13T14:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/?p=2627"},"modified":"2013-08-02T18:10:12","modified_gmt":"2013-08-02T22:10:12","slug":"lesson-plans-and-resources-for-script-frenzy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/13\/lesson-plans-and-resources-for-script-frenzy\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson Plans and Resources for Script Frenzy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/watertownsurfer\/3409761710\/\" title=\"Day 30 - Fade In: by Kurt Thomas Hunt, on Flickr\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3309\/3409761710_4e51c7e535_m.jpg?resize=240%2C160\" alt=\"Day 30 - Fade In:\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" class=\"alignright\" \/><\/a>If you are thinking of challenging students to take part in the <a href=\"http:\/\/ywp.scriptfrenzy.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Young Writers Program<\/a> (YWP) for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scriptfrenzy.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Script Frenzy<\/a>, you&#146;ll want some resources to support the project. <\/p>\n<p>As I <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/12\/challenge-students-to-take-part-in-script-frenzy\/\" target=\"_blank\">explained in more detail yesterday<\/a>, Script Frenzy is the free event that asks writers to spend April writing  a  script for a screenplay, stage play, TV show, short film, comic, or graphic novel. <\/p>\n<p>The YWP site has <a href=\"http:\/\/ywp.scriptfrenzy.org\/howitworks_edu\" target=\"_blank\">information for teachers<\/a> that includes <a href=\"http:\/\/ywp.scriptfrenzy.org\/lesson_plans\" target=\"_blank\">lesson plans<\/a> for all age levels  walk students through the basic tasks from setting their goals to building conflict and developing dialogue. You can even <a href=\"http:\/\/ywp.scriptfrenzy.org\/neos\" target=\"_blank\">apply to borrow computers<\/a> for classroom use during the month&#8212;deadline March 15, so hurry!<\/p>\n<p>  Help students find the focus for their scripts by trying one of these <a href=\"http:\/\/www.readwritethink.org\" target=\"_blank\">ReadWriteThink<\/a> lessons (plus one from Thinkfinity partner EDSITEment): <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bring a historical character to the present day with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.readwritethink.org\/classroom-resources\/lesson-plans\/history-comes-alive-using-1005.html\" target=\"_blank\">History Comes Alive: Using Fluency and Comprehension Using Social Studies<\/a> (grades 2&#150;5). The lesson focuses on Benjamin Franklin, but you could adapt the idea to any historical figure or period. <br \/>\n&nbsp;\n<\/li>\n<li>Create a fan fiction script after examining an existing television show with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.readwritethink.org\/classroom-resources\/lesson-plans\/media-literacy-examining-world-966.html\" target=\"_blank\">Media Literacy: Examining the World of Television Teens<\/a> (grades 6&#150;8).<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Compose a radio script for a recently-read short story or novel with     <a href=\"http:\/\/www.readwritethink.org\/classroom-resources\/lesson-plans\/audio-broadcasts-podcasts-oral-901.html\" target=\"_blank\">Audio Broadcasts and Podcasts: Oral Storytelling and Dramatization<\/a> (grades 9&#150;12).<br \/>\n&nbsp;\n  <\/li>\n<li>Focus on a voice from the past with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.readwritethink.org\/classroom-resources\/lesson-plans\/giving-voice-child-laborers-289.html\" target=\"_blank\">Giving Voice to Child Laborers Through Monologues<\/a> (grades 6&#150;8). The monologue students compose can be broken out and distributed in a longer script, used as of a one-person show, or kept as is to serve as a soliloquy in a longer script. This basic technique could be adapted to any time period and speakers from the past, present, or future.\n<\/li>\n<li>Ask students to create a script that focuses on sharing an important message with the audience with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.readwritethink.org\/classroom-resources\/lesson-plans\/mytube-changing-world-with-1069.html\" target=\"_blank\">MyTube: Changing the World With Video Public Service Announcements<\/a> (grades 9&#150;12). Point families interested in helping with the project to the family resource     <a href=\"http:\/\/www.readwritethink.org\/parent-afterschool-resources\/activities-projects\/mytube-make-video-public-30157.html\" target=\"_blank\">MyTube: Make a Video Public Service Announcement<\/a> (grades 7&#150;12).<br \/>\n&nbsp;\n  <\/li>\n<li>Focus on inquiry and research by asking students to script a documentary on a famous woman with <a href=\"http:\/\/edsitement.neh.gov\/lesson-plan\/scripting-past-exploring-womens-history-through-film\" target=\"_blank\">Scripting the Past: Exploring Women&#8217;s History Through Film<\/a> (grades 9&#150;12).<br \/>\n&nbsp;\n<\/li>\n<li>Share a movie scene with no dialogue and ask students to create a script for that scene with     <a href=\"http:\/\/www.readwritethink.org\/classroom-resources\/lesson-plans\/writing-movie-summarizing-rereading-200.html\" target=\"_blank\">Writing a Movie: Summarizing and Rereading a Film Script<\/a> (grades 3&#150;5). Students can go on to create a longer script that explores a subplot or scenes that have not been included in the original film. <br \/>\n&nbsp;\n  <\/li>\n<li>Have students create an alter ego and compose scripts for that persona&#146;s radio show with     <a href=\"http:\/\/www.readwritethink.org\/classroom-resources\/lesson-plans\/alter-egos-more-with-887.html\" target=\"_blank\">Alter Egos and More with Avi&rsquo;s <em>&quot;Who Was That Masked Man, Anyway?&quot;<\/em><\/a> (3&#150;5).<br \/>\n&nbsp;\n  <\/li>\n<li>If students are working on comics or graphic novels, for instance, be sure to try <a href=\"http:\/\/www.readwritethink.org\/classroom-resources\/lesson-plans\/comic-book-show-tell-921.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Comic Book Show and Tell<\/a> (grades 9&#150;12) lesson to help them sharpen their word choice. Use the <a title=\"Comic Vocabulary\" href=\"http:\/\/www.readwritethink.org\/materials\/comic\/vocabulary.html?title=ComicVocabulary\" target=\"_blank\">Comic Vocabulary Interactive<\/a> to explore the genre in more detail.       <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Cross-posted to the Reading and Language Arts Discussion Group in the Thinkfinity Community and to the NCTE Community ReadWriteThink eGroup and Graphic Novels eGroup. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[Photo: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/watertownsurfer\/3409761710\/\" title=\"Day 30 - Fade In: by Kurt Thomas Hunt, on Flickr\" target=\"_blank\">Day 30 &#8211; Fade In: by Kurt Thomas Hunt, on Flickr<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are thinking of challenging students to take part in the Young Writers Program (YWP) for Script Frenzy, you&#146;ll want some resources to support the project. 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