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Cornish, Roger N. – 1980
In spite of the importance of the one-act play as an art form and as a tool for teaching playwriting, authors of playwriting texts have devoted little space to the study of the form. Because of this neglect, there is no definition of the form that is simple and specific enough to undergrid efforts to teach or write it. In the absence of a solid…
Descriptors: Dramatics, Higher Education, Literary Devices, Playwriting
Delgado, Ramon – 1984
The skills of playwriting are correctable, the craft of playwriting is teachable, and the art of playwriting is encourageable. In the area of craft, students can learn through models how accomplished playwrights deal with plot, characterization, dialogue, and theme. For the first element, plot development, students can look at written models to…
Descriptors: Characterization, Drama, Higher Education, Language Styles
