You have been hired by Sonic Pictures to write a script of a scene in their new upcoming movie, The Transformative Sixties. The scene is a dinner party at a New York socialite’s home. Your scene includes a conversation at a large table with attendees from various backgrounds.
Select two people from the three lists below (A,B,C) who will be seated at the table in your scene.
Select two events from each of the events list.
Use the matrix below to organize the individuals and events you have selected.
Research the people and events you have selected and start to visualize the scene.
Write a script, using the template on the last page with the suggested word counts for each section. Be sure to include specific historical details from your research.
Post your references for each event/person on a separate page at the end of your script.
Attendees Lists
List A
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
List B
Martin Luther King
Rosa Parks
Malcom X
List C
Betty Friedan
Vine Deloria, Jr.
Gloria Steinam
List AThe Great Society
Cuban Missile Crisis
Bay of Pigs
Vietnam (The Tet-68 Offensive)
List B
March on Washington (1963)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Black Power
List C
Roe v. Wade
Alcatraz Red Power Movement or American Indian Movement (AIM)
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