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
 
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Benevolence (n) kindliness

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Syn: kindness, compassion

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Destitute (adj.) living in complete poverty; owning nothing

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Syn: impoverished, penniless

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Morose (adj.) gloomy; ill-tempered

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Syn: miserable, sullen

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Misanthrope (n) a person who hates and distrusts everyone

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Syn: hater, recluse

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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.

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 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.
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 3 . CHARACTER
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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.
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 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
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• 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
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of a play; the scenery, costumes, and

special effects in a production.
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Homework

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