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Mr. O’Brien has written and produced over 40 plays and screenplays. In this course, we’ll look at the challenge of short plays. We’ll read a few one-act plays live in class – with students playing parts if they’d like to! And we’ll try our hand at writing our own short plays – comedies, dramas, adventures and farces!
Total classes: 6
Prerequisite: None
Suggested grade level: 6th to 8th
Suggested credit: 1/2 semester Literature, Writing, or English
Description
Mr. O’Brien has written and produced over 40 plays and screenplays. In this course, we’ll look at the challenge of short plays. We’ll read a few one-act plays live in class – with students playing parts if they’d like to! And we’ll try our hand at writing our own short plays – comedies, dramas, adventures and farces!
Outline
Each of the six meetings will feature a different short play to be read, enjoyed and studied.
Parents can grade any essay questions, or they may purchase Instructor Access for Kevin O’Brien to grade the essay questions.
Materials and Homework
Course Materials: PDF files provided free by the instructor.
Homework: Quizzes and Final Project. Plan on about one hour of homework per week.
