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This document provides guidance for developing the key elements of a one-act play, including characters, setting, conflict, plot, and theme. Students are instructed to create at least two characters by answering questions about attributes such as name, age, appearance, family background, personality traits, and role in the story. They are also prompted to describe the single setting of the play and establish an internal and external conflict for the protagonist to address. The document concludes by having students outline the plot points and resolution as well as identify the overall theme of the story in one word.

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Scriptwriting

This document provides guidance for developing the key elements of a one-act play, including characters, setting, conflict, plot, and theme. Students are instructed to create at least two characters by answering questions about attributes such as name, age, appearance, family background, personality traits, and role in the story. They are also prompted to describe the single setting of the play and establish an internal and external conflict for the protagonist to address. The document concludes by having students outline the plot points and resolution as well as identify the overall theme of the story in one word.

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Name____________________

OtherGroupMembers_______________________________________

Morethananything,yourcharacterswillsetthetoneofyourplay.Usethequestionsbelowtocreate
yourprotagonist.Whileyoumightnotusealloftheinformationinyourplay,themoreyoudevelop
yourcharacter,theeasieritwillbetowritedialogue.

CharacterOne
1. Name:
2. Age:
3. Generalphysicaldescription:
4. Hometown:
5. Typeofhome/neighborhood:
6. Relationshipstatus:
7. Currentfamily:
8. Familybackground(parents,marriages,etc.):
9. Friends:
10. Job:
11. Dressstyle:
12. Favoritepastimes:
13. Hobbies:
14. Strongestpositivepersonalitytrait:
15. Strongestnegativepersonalitytrait:
16. Senseofhumor:
17. Temper:
18. Howotherpeopleseehim/her:
19. Opinionofhim/herself:
20. Othertraits,especiallythosetobebroughtoutinstory:
21. Mostimportantthingtoknowaboutthischaracter:

CharacterTwo
22. Name:
23. Age:
24. Generalphysicaldescription:
25. Hometown:
26. Typeofhome/neighborhood:
27. Relationshipstatus:
28. Currentfamily:
29. Familybackground(parents,previousmarriages,etc.):
30. Friends:
31. Job:
32. Dressstyle:
33. Favoritepastimes:
34. Hobbies:
35. Strongestpositivepersonalitytrait:
36. Strongestnegativepersonalitytrait:
37. Senseofhumor:
38. Temper:
39. Howotherpeopleseehim/her:
40. Opinionofhim/herself:
41. Othertraits,especiallythosetobebroughtoutinstory:
42. Mostimportantthingtoknowaboutthischaracter:

Setting
Nextup,itistimetodevelopasetting.SincetheplaywillbeintheformofaOneAct,youwillonlybe
drawinguponesetting.Thereadershouldbeabletodevelopastrongmentalimagejustbyafew
descriptivelines.

Whereisit?
Whenisit?
Whatistheweatherlike?
Whatistheenvironmentlike?
Whatspecialdetailsmakethesettingvivid?

Conflict
Nowthatyouhaveyourtwocharactersandthesettingdown,itistimetoestablishtheconflict.What
doyouwantthemainproblemtobe?Remember,askyourselfWhatdoesthecharacterneed?What
getsintheway?Comeupwithtwopotentialissues(oneinternalandoneexternal)thatthe
protagonistmustconfront:

InternalIssue:

PotentialSolution:

ExternalIssue:

PotentialSolution:

Plot

Nowitstimetostartbuildingyourplotaroundyourcharacters,setting,andconflict.Youshouldkeep
theplotrelativelysimpleyoucannotgooverfourpagesofscriptsodontaddtoomanyelements
thatneedtobewrappedupbeforetheendoftheplay.Guidelinesareinparenthesesifneeded.

PlotPointOne(Introduction):

PlotPointTwo(IntroduceConflict):

PlotPointThree(ArriveattheClimax):

PlotPointFour(Resolve/DontResolveConflict):

PlotPointFive(Conclusion):

Theme

Whatisthepurposeofyourstory?Whatareyoutryingtotellyourreader?Canyousumupyour
themeinoneword(birth,death,family,survival,etc.)?

Welldone!Nowitstimetobeginwritingdialogue!

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