Posted: March 28, 2017
Due Monday April 3, 2017
Find a Play of your choice and analyze it.
CONTENT
- ANALYSIS OF PLOT
- BACKGROUND INFO ON MAIN CHARACTERS, SETTING /5
- IDENTIFICATION OF INCITING INCIDENT /5
- DESCRIPTIONS OF RISING ACTION /5
- IDENTIFICATION OF CLIMAX /5
- DISCUSSION OF DENOUEMENT (RESOLUTION—HOW
IS THE CONFLICT OF THE PLAY RESOLVED?) /5
- ANALYSIS OF THEME
- IDENTIFICATION OF THEME—IN ONE OR TWO SENTENCES,
WHAT IS THE UNIVERSAL MESSAGE OF THE PLAY? /5
- AFTER IDENTIFYING THE THEME, CONNECT THE THEME TO
ONE SCENE IN THE PLAY THAT BEST ILLUSTRATES THE
PLAYWRIGHT’S MESSAGE /5
- ANALYSIS OF APPEAL
- IS THE PlAY APPROPRIATE FOR HIGH SCHOOL? PROBLEMS /5
WITH PRODUCING THE SHOW? COMMERCIAL VALUE?
- CAST THE SHOW WITH PEOPLE YOU KNOW—DID YOU EXPLAIN /5
YOUR CHOICES?
MECHANICS
- FOR EACH GRAMMATICAL OR MECHANICAL MISTAKE, YOU WILL
LOSE ONE POINT UP TO A TOTAL OF 10. /10
FINAL ESSAY GRADE………………………………………………………………….. /55