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Monday November 30, 2009 Focus: Copy paragraph into Daybook Directions: Correct all usage and mechanic errors. The number in parentheses indicated the number of corrections to be made. A Christmas Carol; Scrooge and Marley, a play by Isreal Horovitz. It is base on Charles’ Dickens famous work which is A Christmas Carl? It tell the story of a man, Ebenezer Scrge, is bitter, unloving, and a miser. It narating his tranformation into a kind and generous man (20)
Agenda • Review Focus • Introduce Vocabulary • Elements of Drama • Scavenger’s Hunt
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Vocabulary
A Christmas Carol
Benevolence (n) kindliness
Syn: kindness, compassion
Destitute (adj.) living in complete poverty; owning nothing
Syn: impoverished, penniless
Morose (adj.) gloomy; ill-tempered
Syn: miserable, sullen
Misanthrope (n) a person who hates and distrusts everyone
Syn: hater, recluse
Six Elements of Drama
1. PLOT
~What happens in a play; the order of events, the story as opposed to the theme; what happens rather than what it means.
www.glencoe.com/.../unit1/images/genregraph.jpg
2. THEME ~ What the play means as opposed to what happens (plot); the main idea within the play. ~The central theme should manifest itself in every aspect of the script.
http://writingforstagescreen.suite101.com/article.cfm/aristotles_six_elements_of_drama#ixzz0YI0uN5q3
3 . CHARACTER –
The personality or the part an actor represents in a play; a role played by an actor in a play.
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4. DICTION / LANGUAGE / DIALOGUE • The particular manner of verbal expression, the diction or style of writing, or the speech or phrasing that suggests a class or profession or type of character.
5 . MUSIC & RYHTHM –The sound, rhythm and melody of the speeches.
Types of Speeches in a Drama • Soliloquy: a speech by a single actor who is ALONE on stage • • Monologue: a long speech made by one actor; a monologue may be delivered alone or in the presence of others.
6. SPECTACLE The visual elements of the production of a play; the scenery, costumes, and special effects in a production.
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Homework 7 Word Maps
Agenda • Review Focus • Introduce Vocabulary • Elements of Drama • Scavenger’s Hunt
•
Vocabulary
A Christmas Carol
Benevolence (n) kindliness
Syn: kindness, compassion
Destitute (adj.) living in complete poverty; owning nothing
Syn: impoverished, penniless
Morose (adj.) gloomy; ill-tempered
Syn: miserable, sullen
Misanthrope (n) a person who hates and distrusts everyone
Syn: hater, recluse
Six Elements of Drama
1. PLOT
~What happens in a play; the order of events, the story as opposed to the theme; what happens rather than what it means.
www.glencoe.com/.../unit1/images/genregraph.jpg
2. THEME ~ What the play means as opposed to what happens (plot); the main idea within the play. ~The central theme should manifest itself in every aspect of the script.
http://writingforstagescreen.suite101.com/article.cfm/aristotles_six_elements_of_drama#ixzz0YI0uN5q3
3 . CHARACTER –
The personality or the part an actor represents in a play; a role played by an actor in a play.
• • shanghaiist.com
4. DICTION / LANGUAGE / DIALOGUE • The particular manner of verbal expression, the diction or style of writing, or the speech or phrasing that suggests a class or profession or type of character.
5 . MUSIC & RYHTHM –The sound, rhythm and melody of the speeches.
Types of Speeches in a Drama • Soliloquy: a speech by a single actor who is ALONE on stage • • Monologue: a long speech made by one actor; a monologue may be delivered alone or in the presence of others.
6. SPECTACLE The visual elements of the production of a play; the scenery, costumes, and special effects in a production.
•
Homework 7 Word Maps
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