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Week of June 1 – Lovers Meet

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This week, Shawn has assigned a “Lovers Meet” scene with third person omniscient narration. Assignment Writing Sprint Assignment – PDF Shawn Reviews the Assignment – MP3 Sample Scene from the 1983 film Terms of Endearment, novel by Larry McMurtry, screenplay by James L. Brooks. 

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Week of May 25 – Phone Call

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This week, Shawn has assigned a “Phone call” scene with third person omniscient narration. Assignment Writing Sprint Assignment – PDF Shawn Reviews the Assignment – MP3 Q&A with Shawn – MP3 These two scenes are both from Thelma and Louise, screenplay by Callie Khouri. 

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Week of April 27 – Dinner with a Friend

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This week, Shawn has assigned a “Dinner with a Friend” scene with third person omniscient narration. Assignment Writing Sprint Assignment – PDF Shawn Reviews the Assignment – MP3 Q&A with Shawn – MP3 Sample Scene from the 2012 film Zero Dark Thirty, written by Mark Boal and directed by Kathryn Bigelow.

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Week of April 20 – Cast of Hundreds

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This week, Shawn has assigned a “Cast of Hundreds” scene with third person omniscient narration but focused on individual Points of View. Assignment Writing Sprint Assignment – PDF Shawn Reviews the Assignment – MP3 Q&A with Shawn – MP3 Sample Scene from Pride & Prejudice (Jane Austen) – PDF Sample Scene from the 1979 film… Read more »

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Week of April 6 – Meet My Significant Other

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This week, Shawn has assigned a “Meet my significant other” scene with direct confrontation. Assignment Writing Sprint Assignment – PDF Shawn Reviews the Assignment (MP3) Q&A with Shawn (MP3) Sample Scene from the 1976 film Marathon Man, based on the novel of the same name by William Goldman, published in 1974.

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