1. Materials Needed for Lesson
Snow Update Handout
Independent practice for this lesson
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2. Compare and contrast these two characters from the movie Nemo
Learning Objective
Today we will compare and contrast characters within a drama
CFU
What are we going to do today?
In your own words, what does ________ mean? ________ means __________.
Activate Prior Knowledge
Compare and contrast these two characters from the movie Nemo
Structure- organization
Academic Vocabulary
Connection

3. Concept Development
Characters in a drama are the people or animals in a story. Characters in a drama affect one another with their words and actions. Analyzing a drama can help you describe and understand the interaction between characters and their relationships. Story clues should also indicate what the characters say and do, what happens as the result of their actions, and how the characters change.
CFU
TPS- What are characters? What clues should we use to help to describe characters and compare and contrast them?
Academic Vocabulary 1

4. Skill Development/ Guided Practice
Steps to Complete the Skill: 1 2
Read text closely and identify the characters and their traits, actions, and how they change
Think about How are the characters interact and how their relationship changes
Read Last Snow Update handout and Answer Questions dealing with characters

5. Why is it important to compare and contrast characters of drama?
Relevance
Why is it important to compare and contrast characters of drama?
It can help you describe and understand the interactions between characters and their relationships.

6. Closure
Steps to Complete the Skill: 1 2
Read text closely and identify the characters and their traits, actions, and how they change
Think about How are the characters interact and how their relationship changes
Click this link to read the play, Checkmate, and answer the following questions:
1. Compare and contrast Amara and Oscar in this play. How are they alike? How are they different?
2. In what ways do Amara and Oscar interact in this play? Does their relationship lead to any
changes? If so, how?