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Drama Circles Role Preparation Sheet
Drama Circles Role Preparation Sheet
Drama Circles Role Preparation Sheet
Class: 3A
Text: Top Girls
Page #s: 41-55
Flagged Passages.
● As you read, identify at least three passages.
● For each, record where you found it and write some notes, at least 10 words per passage.
o Notes can be almost anything—reactions, questions, general comments, personal
connections, etc.
Pg 16: I am the most terrific liar you ● He says lying is “awful” and “terrible” yet he continues to
ever saw in your life. It’s awful. If I’m do it, why?
on my way to the store to buy a ● Lying is mentioned several times in the text –
magazine, even, and somebody asks foreshadowing? Predictions?
me where I’m going, I am liable to ● I’m incredibly honest, so I can’t understand this character’s
say I’m going to the opera. It’s propensity for lying
● Theme of alienation – connected to constant lying?
terrible.
Angie: mind the hair/you silly cunt ● This scene is very odd and disturbing
● The girls seem to hate each other but are codependent
Kit: stupid fucking cow, I hate you ● They speak of blood and murder so much
Angie: I don’t care if you do ● Marlene’s disdain of motherhood makes sense because
she abandoned her daughter for her career
Kit: You’re horrible
DISCUSSION PREP. Come up with at least ten interesting questions or topics related to the assigned
reading that you would like to pose to your group. They should be text specific.
● Consider a mix of leveled questions
o Level One – Clarifying
▪ Who, when, where?
o Level Two – Depth
▪ How, why, what does this mean?
o Level Three – Synthesis
▪ How do these ideas connect?
▪ How does the theme develop in this section?
Remember, you will be facilitating the discussion to last for 20-30 minutes. Please be prepared.
You must have at least five Level Three questions. Highlight your five level three questions.
Q1. Marlene’s disdain towards other women is odd, why does she advocate for women so much in the work place
but not for others?
Q2. How does Marlene’s beliefs connect to Angie’s beliefs?
Q3. When does this story take place? How does it contribute to the characters?
Q5. How does Scene 3 develop Marlene’s family and their roles?
Q6. Why does Churchill make the choice of Angie and Kit’s disgusting actions?
Q8. How do the female character’s interactions develop the themes of the play?
Q9. How does the setting of the play characterize Marlene’s family situation?
Q10. How does Marlene’s abandonment of her daughter impact the play’s theme of feminism?