Call of the Wild

PART A
Choose ONE SCENE from your novel to rewrite as a screenplay. Include the following in your screenplay using correct formatting (see example in lesson):

Include a cast list at the beginning of the play.
Include a description of setting.
Include a description of props.
Include a description of the costumes.
Be sure to include scene descriptions at the beginning of the scene and format it properly (capitalization, spacing, etc.). Please highlight your scene descriptions in yellow.
Include sound cues that are properly formatted (all caps) and highlight those in hot pink.
Include dialogue in each scene.
Length requirement: two pages or more.

PART B
Now that you have a screenplay, if you adapt every single chapter from your novel into a scene in a movie, your movie will be too long. So, as the screenwriter, you have a decision to make. Which two scenes from your book are crucial and must be filmed for the movie, and which two scenes are not as important and can be left out? Now, in a written memo, you have to convince the producers of your decision.

In a 4-8 sentence paragraph, you will:

Write a topic sentence to present the main idea of your paragraph.
Describe two scenes that are crucial to the movie and why they must be filmed.
Describe two scenes that not important and explain why they can be left out.
Use complete sentences.
Write in third-person point of view. (View Writer’s Workshop, Formal vs. Informal Language, for tips.)
Save your work to your computer or drive.
Submit your work in Segment 1 Advanced 03 What’s the Genre?