2/8: Lit as Film

Students will describe plot points which occur in Act I.

Agenda:
- Watch Mud (2012)
- On a notecard, define the elements of the setup.
- The setup makes up the first 30 minutes of a film.

- Tone
- Setting/World
- Characters
- Conflicts or stakes
- Protagonist's unmerited misfortune or weakness

HW:
- Parent Signature Sheets