1. Storytelling/Script
Writing
Theatre Education 9-12th Grade
Katie Heinemann
Heinemann.katie@gmail.com

2. Activating Strategy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPiIqWbUHQ4

3. Overview
The scriptwriting lesson plan will explore the basic
elements of scriptwriting and the student will apply these
elements to their own stories through short written
element and some performances.The student will utilize
this knowledge of script analysis and development to the
process of independent scriptwriting.

4. Student Objectives
• The student will be able to define the 5 key
elements to writing a script
• The student will conduct an analysis of the
beginning, middle and end contents to a
story
• The student will construct a short story from
a past personal experience using the 5 key
elements and the structure of a story.

5. Instructional Procedures
• Direct yourself through this PowerPoint Presentation
and upload files as directed in red throughout the
PowerPoint **
• At the end of the PowerPoint you should have
uploaded in the Pass/Fail documents in DropBox:
• Given Circumstances
• Character Examples
• Story Analysis (Will be used as a study guide for Word
Handout Quiz given at the end of the lesson)

6. Essential Questions to a
Story
• Who- Characters
• What- Plot (events/sequence of actions)
• When- Year, season, day, etc.
• Where- Setting
• Why- Reason the story takes place

7. Structure of A Script
Beginning- Introduces characters, setting, and the
story situation
Middle- highlights the conflicts, develops
characters, and sets up the resolution to the story
End- Resolution of the story which resolves the
conflict or creates a “to be continued” scenario
to explored

8. Read the following Story
and Answer the
questions below
Goldilocks and the Three Bears Click Here!
1)Answer the 5 elements that make up a
script questions according to the reading
of Goldilocks and the Three Bears: Who,
What, When, Where, Why…..
*** Upload answers to DropBox under
Goldilocks

9. Guided
Practice
Assignments
Given Circumstances:
(choose one of the following
options to write a quick short story
using the 5 key questions and the
structure types of a story as
previously mentioned in prior slides)
*** upload answers to Dropbox
under given circumstances
1.Child is handed favorite ice
cream cone, which drops to the
floor
2.Parents return from work to find
the house sparkling clean
3.Puppy destroys homework

10. More Guided Practice
(use the following given character examples to help
develop a short story based on character descriptions.
Use the 5 key questions and the structure of a script.) ***
Upload short story to Dropbox under Character Examples
Crying Young Girl Hungry Baby
Laughing Old
Man

11. Go to Homepage Now
and Take the Word
Handout Quiz located
under assessments page

12. Assignments
1) You all will now brainstorm a past story from your childhood that
you will eventually be able to conduct and produce a script.
When developing your story keep in mind the 5 key elements as
well as the structure of a story. *** Please post your potential short
story to the discussion board and make sure to respond to two
other student’s posts.
2) You may now take the Googledoc quiz for this lesson that is
located on the Homepage under assessments.