Greek Play-writing Project
For this project we re-wrote Greek plays to show how themes of their time are still relevant and how their ideas about theatre in general influence drama and film today. We created a detail proposal and shared it with our class. We brainstormed, critiqued each others work, and created many rough drafts. We had to have a completed script written in Greek tragedy form, a storyboard that had clear detail on what was going on, and a final completed poster board displaying our final product. We would then choose which script was the best, put on a play, and compete with the other 9th grade classes.
Summary:
Our play takes place in the year of 1967 during the Vietnam War. The main character Elizabeth, a young woman still in her teens. Elizabeth is someone who is brave by heart. She volunteers to fight in the war, but the only thing she is allowed to do, is be a nurse. Once she gets there she helps a soldier, but Elizabeth isn’t being treated with the respect she deserves. She wants to do more and not stand to the side because she wants recognition for what she’s doing. Elizabeth is taking care of the patient who thinks women know nothing about medicine. This irritates her, so she wants to prove that she can do more than heal. Elizabeth takes his place in the war while he is recovering and dies instead of him. He realizes his mistake in judging her, and regrets having ever treated her the way he did. Our theme/message is don’t underestimate a person, because you never know what they might be capable of.
For our project, I was the storyboarder. I put a lot of effort into my part, and really liked how my drawings turned out. What I am most proud of, are the drawings that I created.If I had to change something, I would make the lines straighter, and color the drawings a bit darker.
Summary:
Our play takes place in the year of 1967 during the Vietnam War. The main character Elizabeth, a young woman still in her teens. Elizabeth is someone who is brave by heart. She volunteers to fight in the war, but the only thing she is allowed to do, is be a nurse. Once she gets there she helps a soldier, but Elizabeth isn’t being treated with the respect she deserves. She wants to do more and not stand to the side because she wants recognition for what she’s doing. Elizabeth is taking care of the patient who thinks women know nothing about medicine. This irritates her, so she wants to prove that she can do more than heal. Elizabeth takes his place in the war while he is recovering and dies instead of him. He realizes his mistake in judging her, and regrets having ever treated her the way he did. Our theme/message is don’t underestimate a person, because you never know what they might be capable of.
For our project, I was the storyboarder. I put a lot of effort into my part, and really liked how my drawings turned out. What I am most proud of, are the drawings that I created.If I had to change something, I would make the lines straighter, and color the drawings a bit darker.
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