Course &
Section: ENGL 4011 / Monday-Wednesday 2:30-4:00
Instructor:
Course
Title: Playwriting/Screenwriting
Units: Four
Description: (Formerly Script Writing) This
workshop-style class introduces students to the fundamentals of writing for
stage and screen. Through writing
exercises and discussion, we will learn about such elements as dramatic
construction, character development, conflict, theme, and setting. The class
covers one-act and full-length plays, as well as 30- and 60-minute TV shows,
and feature films, all of which -- either in part or entirely -- we will screen
and critique. May be
repeated once for credit.
Requirements: A short play, a short screenplay, and a
longer play/script of the student’s choosing.
Prerequisite(s): none.
Text(s): The Screenwriter’s
Bible.