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How can a screenplay create meaning and drama in ways that other forms of writing cannot? That is the question class members must answer as they compare the cantina scene of the screenplay for George Lucas's Star Wars: A New Hope with the same scene in Ian Doescher's play, William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope.
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Instructional Ideas
- Expand the discussion and ask class members to brainstorm advantages of plays over films
Classroom Considerations
- Requires individual copies of Ian Doescher's William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope and excerpts of the screenplay for George Lucas's Stars Wars: A New Hope
- Fifth in a 10-resource series
Pros
- The worksheet asks pupils to move beyond the language differences and focus on slug lines, stage directions, parentheticals, and narrative action descriptions
Cons
- Alas, does not provide a link for the referenced pages of the movie script; however, copies are available online