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STORY PAGE
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Step 1. Read the 'Helpful Tips'
below carefully. Step 2. Discuss the questions about the characters, setting, plot and outcome. Step 3. Write a script on the basis of
the story in task 2b. Step 4. Perform your acting in class
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-HELPFUL TIPS
THINKING ABOUT A PLAY
A play is a story that is acted out by real people. The people who act out the play are called actors. A play has the following parts: Characters. These are the people or animals
in the story. They have a problem or a goal. Setting. This is the place where the story
happens.
Plot. These are the important actions in the story.
Outcome. This is the way the story ends. In many stories the main character solves a problem or reaches a goal. The printed form of the play is called a script. The script names all of the characters and tells what they say to each other. The script also tells how the characters move around during the play. Some plays have a narrator. The narrator acts like a storyteller and tells about the other characters and events.
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BEFORE YOU READ
A play looks different from a story. First, you see a character's name, and then you see what the character says. Then you see the next character's name and what that character says and so on. You will also see words that tell you how each character moves or behaves. These words may be typed in italics1 (like this: moves to the table in front of the fireplace). Before you read, find out who the characters are.
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AS YOU READ
Think about what the characters say and do. Ask yourself these questions: Characters: • Who are the characters?
• What is their goal or problem?
• How do they move or behave? Setting • Where does the action take place?
Plot • What are the important things that happen in the play? Outcome: • How does the play end?
• How do the characters reach their goal or solve their problem?
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