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7.4.1 Intensive Reading: Play (Class Reader)
English · Grade 9 · 2 lessons in the design
What this covers
- Characters in a play: names, roles and what they want
- Relationships and conflicts between characters
- Reading and performing excerpts of a play
What you will be able to do
- identify the characters in a play for deeper understanding
- analyse the characters in a play and their relationship
- value the role of literary appreciation in developing critical thinking
Key questions
“Why should we establish the relationship between the characters in a play?”
“How does understanding the relationship between characters help our understanding of the play?”
Lessons
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Meeting the characters in a play
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizRead an excerpt of The Reef We Share and identify each character by name, role and what they want.
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Relationships and conflict between characters
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizMap the relationships in The Reef We Share, name the conflict, and role-play a scene to show it.