Convenors: Gordon Ramsay & Sarah Grandage Autumn Semester Brand new module! (He is alone on stage. SHE enters.) SHE Do you love me? action HE Hm? Pardon? SHE Do you love me? HE Why do you ask? SHE Well… because I want to know. conflict HE Right now? SHE Well… yes. Or no…, no, not really. (PAUSE) Yes. HE Of course. event SHE Well… good. (SHE exits) Counting the Ways, Edward Albee (1973) Q33115 Writing for Performance Choose a pathway: WRITE IT … ANALYSE IT felicity conditions Who's there? Nay, answer me: stand, and unfold yourself. Long live the king! Bernardo? speech acts He. You come most carefully upon your hour. 'Tis now struck twelve; get thee to bed, Francisco. FRANCISCO For this relief much thanks: 'tis bitter cold, And I am sick at heart. illocution Shakespeare Hamlet (1.1. 1-8) BERNARDO FRANCISCO BERNARDO FRANCISCO BERNARDO FRANCISCO BERNARDO Aims: To develop students' understanding of writing for performance and their analysis of theatre and performance texts. Students choose either the LANGUAGE pathway or the CREATIVE WRITING pathway Assessment Creative Writing pathway • Coursework 1 20% Script (5 mins duration) • Coursework 2 30% Script (8 mins duration) • Project 1 50% Script (20 mins duration) setting story and plot beats/units of action objectives character and dialogue • Assessment Language pathway • Formative 1 0% Scene analysis (500 wds) • Formative 2 0% Annotated bibliography (500 wds) Coursework 100% Essay (combining linguistic & performance analysis
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