Read and listen to the play, answer the questions.

After you read and listen to the play,
answer the questions below to the best of your ability. Your answers
should explain how well you understand the story, the plot, its
structure, the characters and the relevant action of the story/play.
These questions are based on the lectures and power points provided in
this weeks lesson.

Remember –

This week is an exercise in Story, Play Analysis and Structure

TITLE OF FILM: _______________________________________

SETTING QUESTIONS –

A. Geographical location, including climate:

B. Date; year, season, time of day:

ENVIRONMENT QUESTIONS –

C. Economic environment (What is the ECONOMY like for the Characters? How does it affect them?)

D. Political environment (Who is IN- CHARGE in the relationships? Who or what has the power?)

E. Social environment (what are the characters
SOCIAL NORMS? How/who do they CONDUCT themselves with? How does that
affect the story)

F. Religious environment (what effect does RELIGION/ FAITH or the LACK OF RELIGION/FAITH play and affect your story?)

STRUCTURE QUESTIONS –

1. Who is the Protagonist_________________________________________

2. Who is the Antagonist__________________________________________

3. List the Inciting Event (the event before the story starts that sets up the action.)

4. List the Stasis (how does the world of the story open and exist?)

5. List the Intrusion (that moment or event that provokes the present action into motion // breaks the stasis)

6. List 4 major events in the story’s Rising Action. (The specific dramatic events leading to climax)

7. List the major Crisis/Turning Point moment moments

8. List the Climax

9. List the Falling Action (The Events that lead to Resolution/Return to Stasis)

10. List the Resolution // The Return to Stasis ( the way the world is now)

FINAL QUESTION:

Please
imagine that you are the director for an upcoming film adaptation of All
My Sons. The Film version that you want to do is to still be set in
1946 after WWII but have have an all African American cast.

How
would you cast the roles below with modern working African American
actors that you feel would be a good choice to play these roles. And,
how do you feel the story of All my sons would change when looked
through the lens of an African American family living in 1946 Ohio.

Please re-cast the roles below:

Joe

Kate

Chris

Ann

George

NOTE: You may NOT use Denzel Washington or Viola Davis for this mock casting portion of the assignment.

*** Please Read the two uploaded power points to make sure that the answer is related to the material.

link for the play: