Today, during 3rd period, please finish reading The Zoo Story with your group.
As you read aloud, remember that you are "orally interpreting" the text. The more energy and the more choices you make about HOW you read so that your inflections match the mental and emotional state of the characters will make the reading aloud more enjoyable. Effectively, you are practicing your performance skills while learning the format and structure of short plays.
During 4th period (or after your group finishes reading the play), please break your group into groups of 2. Pick a partner from your group to work with today.
One-Minute Play Activity:
1. Choose a partner from your reading group. If you are currently in a group of 3 (instead of 4), all of you will work together.
2. Select a setting card from the front of the room.
3. Using the setting card, think of a character who might be found in this location (or an interesting contrasting character who doesn't really belong in this setting--your choice). DO NOT TELL YOUR PARTNERS WHO YOUR CHARACTER IS.
4. Taking turns at ONE COMPUTER, open a word document file and put your group members names on the heading.
DO NOT SPEAK TO YOUR PARTNERS VERBALLY ABOUT WHAT YOUR CHARACTER SAYS. LEAVE THIS FOR THE PLAY.
5. One writer will start. Write the setting and location on the top of the page. The first writer will type his/her character's name, and write that character a line of dialogue.
NOTE: a line of dialogue might be one word, a sentence, or several paragraphs in length.
After the line of dialogue, allow a second writer to respond to what the first character said. Have that writer write their line. Continue this until you have about 1 or 2 pages of dialogue going.
6. Find a way after coming to the bottom of the page or when on the second page to finish your conversation.
HOMEWORK: Please read The American Dream. Write down questions or observations about the play on the index card provided to you in class. We will discuss the play next class (Monday).
As you read aloud, remember that you are "orally interpreting" the text. The more energy and the more choices you make about HOW you read so that your inflections match the mental and emotional state of the characters will make the reading aloud more enjoyable. Effectively, you are practicing your performance skills while learning the format and structure of short plays.
During 4th period (or after your group finishes reading the play), please break your group into groups of 2. Pick a partner from your group to work with today.
One-Minute Play Activity:
1. Choose a partner from your reading group. If you are currently in a group of 3 (instead of 4), all of you will work together.
2. Select a setting card from the front of the room.
3. Using the setting card, think of a character who might be found in this location (or an interesting contrasting character who doesn't really belong in this setting--your choice). DO NOT TELL YOUR PARTNERS WHO YOUR CHARACTER IS.
4. Taking turns at ONE COMPUTER, open a word document file and put your group members names on the heading.
DO NOT SPEAK TO YOUR PARTNERS VERBALLY ABOUT WHAT YOUR CHARACTER SAYS. LEAVE THIS FOR THE PLAY.
5. One writer will start. Write the setting and location on the top of the page. The first writer will type his/her character's name, and write that character a line of dialogue.
NOTE: a line of dialogue might be one word, a sentence, or several paragraphs in length.
After the line of dialogue, allow a second writer to respond to what the first character said. Have that writer write their line. Continue this until you have about 1 or 2 pages of dialogue going.
6. Find a way after coming to the bottom of the page or when on the second page to finish your conversation.
HOMEWORK: Please read The American Dream. Write down questions or observations about the play on the index card provided to you in class. We will discuss the play next class (Monday).
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