WARM UP ___Cast ___ Narrator ___ Setting ___ Stage Directions Directions: So you think you know a thing or two about DRAMA? Match each term in column A to its description in column B. Column B Column A ___Cast ___ Narrator ___ Setting ___ Stage Directions ___Dialogue ___ Act ___ Scene the conversation between and among characters in a play a major division comprised of two or more scenes a list of characters who are the people or animals that speak and perform the play generally an inactive role in a play information about the time and place of a play's action; usually described in stage directions or at the beginning of each scene written explanations of the time and place of the play as well as instructions about how actors and actresses should speak their lines a smaller division within an act of a play

An Introduction (or refresher) Elements of Drama An Introduction (or refresher) **WARNING** By the time I switch to the next slide you should have your pencil or pen to your paper and your eyes on the screen.

Today’s Key Points An excellent reader must identify and use a play's structural features. A play is purposefully written to be performed by actors in front of an audience. The play's story is relayed to the audience through the actors' dialogues and actions.

The most important point about DRAMA you will learn today The stage directions are written explanations of the time and place of the play as well as instructions about how actors should speak their lines.

The most important point about STAGE DIRECTIONS you will learn today Reading the stage directions is as important as reading the dialogue between and among the characters in a play. These stage directions give a reader important information about the emotions of characters. The movements, facial expressions, and tone of voice of a character in a play are all described to the actor who is playing that character in the stage directions. In addition, the stage directions can indicate details of the setting (time and place), including the mood of the scene.

THE BOTTOM LINE For a reader, stage directions define how characters should speak and provide that blending of character, setting and mood that create character action and speech that are believable to an audience or a reader. At their simplest level stage directions help a reader ______________ the action of a play, but at a more complex level they offer insight into character motivation which becomes the basis for the advancement of the plot of the play.

Wait a minute, Ms. Gonzalez Wait a minute, Ms. Gonzalez! How can we tell if we’re reading stage directions?

Your turn! How many actors do we have in this class? Let’s see how carefully you can follow stage directions while acting out “Bored Cowboys.” Group Challenge (15 minutes) Sit with your assigned group. Determine who will play which character. Rehearse (practice) the skit according to the script. Pay special attention to the stage directions. Be prepared to perform if your group is called on!

  1. When the stage directions were correctly performed, the mood of the skit “Bored Cowboys” was____________because….. 2. I noticed the character _________was _____________ because…. Exit Ticket Directions: Now that you’ve seen actors perform “Bored Cowboy,” analyze the stage directions in the skit by completing the following writing prompt in one paragraph or more. Fast-finishers challenge: I noticed that when actors performed “Bored Cowboys,” while following ALL stage directions correctly……. Whereas when the actors did not perform all of the stage directions……..

WARM UP ___ Humbug ___ Quizzical ___ Percussion ___ Liberal Directions: Copy both column A and column B in your notes. Then match each vocabulary word in column A to its description in column B by writing the corresponding letter on the line. Column A ___ Humbug ___ Quizzical ___ Percussion ___ Liberal ___ Endeavor Column B (adjective) Generous, or tolerant (verb) To try (adjective) Questioning, curious (noun) Section of a band or orchestra that make sound by one object striking another (noun) Old term meaning fake, or a joke

by Charles Dickens, dramatized by Frederick Gaines A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, dramatized by Frederick Gaines **WARNING** By the time I switch to the next slide you should have your pencil or pen to your paper and your eyes on the screen.

Today is the day we’ve all been waiting for! But first, we must build our background knowledge in order to prepare our brains to understand the play, A Christmas Carol. 1. When Charles Dickens published A Christmas Carol was published in 1843, about one-third of the people in London, England lived in poverty.  

2. New factories built in London made many people from rural areas flood into the city. The city quickly became dirty and overcrowded. 3. The Poor Law of 1853 forced homeless people into workhouses that resembled prisons. 4. When Dickens published A Christmas Carol, he taught people around the world about the suffering of poor people in London. His sympathy for the poor at this time convinced many readers that something really needed to change.

A workhouse for homeless boys

A workhouse for homeless women

Summary It is Christmas Eve, but Bob Cratchit, an underpaid clerk, knows better than to expect any kindness from his employer, the mean and stingy Ebenezer Scrooge. That night, Scrooge is visited by four spirits: the ghost of Jacob Marley, his dead business partner; the Spirit of Christmas Past; the Sprit of Christmas Present; and the Spirit of Christmas Yet to Come. They show him the value of charity. They also reveal to him that Bob Cratchit’s frail young son, Tiny Tim, will not live long without help. It becomes clear to Scrooge from what he sees with the Spirit of Christmas Yet to Come that if Scrooge does not change his ways, people will not be sorry when he dies. Scrooge awakens after the visits of the spirits to find it is Christmas morning.

IT’S GO TIME! LOL pg. 250

THINK ~ PAIR ~ SHARE Independently and silently complete the K & W on your K-W-L chart. Turn to page 250 in your Language of Literature book. When instructed to do so, quietly share your answers with 1-2 partners. Volunteer to share one of your partner’s answers with the entire class. You may not share your own answer.

WARM UP ___ Liberal ___ Endeavor ___ Humbug ___ Percussion Directions: Copy both column A and column B in your notes. Then match each vocabulary word in column A to its description in column B by writing the corresponding letter on the line. Column B (verb) To try (adjective) Questioning, curious (adjective) Generous, or tolerant (noun) Old term meaning fake, or a joke (noun) Section of a band or orchestra that make sound by one object striking another Column A ___ Liberal ___ Endeavor ___ Humbug ___ Percussion ___ Quizzical

Follow the directions carefully! EXIT TICKET Follow the directions carefully!

WARM UP __ Scenery __ Staging __ Lighting __ Sound Effect __ Props Directions: So you think you know a thing or two about DRAMA? Match each term in column A to its description in column B. Column A Column B objects used in plays to create the setting of the play. an important, dramatic moment because all attention is focused on a single character Noise that is created offstage to duplicate the normal sounds of the play's setting. the focus of lights to draw attention to a single actor or a group of actors or the color mixture of the lights to create indoor/outdoor light or a time of day. the background screens or hangings used to create places or setting of the placement and movements of characters on the stage during the an introductory speech or poem addressed to an audience at the beginning of a play. __ Monologue __ Prologue __ Scenery __ Staging __ Lighting __ Sound Effect __ Props