2. Songwriting Lyricism Has many poetic elements Emotional, expressive, & unplugged Who is this singer-songwriter?
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5. Rhyming Tips Rhyming is a great part of writing, but keep it natural If it’s not going to work, it’s okay Some words, like purple and orange, have no rhymes -It’s ok to still use them Cheat Rhyme: some words don’t exactly rhyme, but are close like Girl and World October and Over Dip and Click
6. Challenge! In the next 10 minutes, write a chorus to a song in your groups Group 1: Crush by David Archuleta Group 2: How to Save a Life by The Fray Group 3: Closer by Ne-Yo
8. Playwriting also has many poetic elements Shakespeare- used poems in his plays Works written usually performed on stage Takes lots of patience and practice Very realistic
9. Dialogue Important in plays because there isn’t always a narrator Has to be something you would say You wouldn’t say “ What is up?”, so don’t write that. Write it how you say it, “What’s up?or What up? or sup?” People interrupt each other, so have interruptions in your dialogue People also pause so use an ellipsis (…) Your character is your microphone, take advantage!
10. A Dollar For Your Thoughts REBECCA: I have to show you what I’ll be carrying in my purse forever! VICTORIA: What is that? (She pauses). It’s tape over a picture. REBECCA: No, it’s not just tape over a picture. It’s Chester Bennington from Linkin Park, and I’m carrying him in my purse. VICTORIA: (She rolls her eyes.) Well, he’s ugly. Lil’ Romeo’s cuter. I’m gonna start carrying him in my purse. REBECCA: (She snickers.) Chester looks better! VICTORIA: (She shakes her head.) No, Romeo does. And plus, Romeo is only three years and 352 days older than me, so we can get married. Chester is an old man, he’s like, thirty.
