1. Play Writing & Directing 2016-2017
TV WRITER ACTIVITY
Play Writing & Directing

2. OVERVIEW OF ASSIGNMENT
I’m going to play part of a TV show without the sound on.
As you are watching, you should write notes about what you think the characters are saying.

3. QUESTIONS TO THINK ABOUT WHILE WATCHING
Who are these people?
Do they have a conflict?
What do they want from each other (if anything?)
What interesting things will happen to them?
What is their relationship to one another?
How will it all end?

4. **If you know what is ACTUALLY happening, make something else up**
THEN, WITH A PARTNER (different than before), YOU WILL BE CREATING A SCENE AROUND WHAT YOU THINK IS HAPPENING
**If you know what is ACTUALLY happening, make something else up**

5. QUESTIONS?