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13.4.1 Grade- appropriate Play: Style (Class Reader)

English · Grade 9 · 2 lessons in the design

What this covers

  • Humour as a style in a play
  • Monologue as a style in a play
  • Dramatising and recording episodes of humour and monologue

What you will be able to do

  • identify the styles of humour and monologue in a play
  • dramatise instances of humour and monologue in a play
  • acknowledge the role of humour and monologue in enriching a literary work

Key questions

“What is the role of humour in a play?”

“Which programmes on radio or television do you find amusing?”

Lessons

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  1. Why the audience laughs
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Identify verbal and situational humour in the class play and dramatise a funny episode.
  2. One voice alone
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Identify monologues in the class play and perform one that reveals a character private thoughts.