Drafting the Monologue, Day 1: March 4, 2019

Focus: How do we use conflict and turning point to draft a monologue?

1. Warming up with three good things and the Writing Week Contract

2. Analyzing Roses's monologue:

• What are her conflicts?

• Where is her turning point / big realization?

• To what extent does the turning point resolve the conflicts?

3. Applying this exercise to your Empathy Monologue character:

NOTE: Please make sure you have an Empathy Monologue Google doc called "Draft," and that it's in your shared American Literature folder.

• Which conflict(s) has your character experienced that you want to focus on in your Empathy Monologue?

• What might be this character's turning point / realization regarding his or her conflict?

• To what extent does this turning point / realization resolve this character's conflict(s)?

4. Writing and conferencing

HW:

1. TODAY: Make sure you have completed a Connect, Extend, Challenge entry for all scenes in Fences, including any days that you missed.

2. THURSDAY: PRINTED Empathy Monologue full drafts are due by the beginning of class.

3. MONDAY: FINAL DRAFTS DUE in Turnitin.com; coffeehouse readings of empathy monologues.