Module 21: Drama - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, students will learn how drama is different from other forms of literature and what to expect when reading a play. They will learn what adages and proverbs are and how to recognize these types of expressions. Students will learn how to identify sentence fragments and when their use is justified in a work of literature. They will learn what other kinds of sentence fragments--besides stage directions--are justified in a work of literature.

Module Materials:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Material(s)
1	Spelling 7: Practice 3	None
2	What Is Drama?	independent reading book pen or pencil
3	The Truth in Drama	independent reading book pen or pencil
4	Sentence Fragments in Drama	independent reading book pen or pencil
5	Sentence Fragments in Dialogue	independent reading book pen or pencil

Module Objectives:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Objective(s)
1	Spelling 7: Practice 3
2	What Is Drama?	Explain the differences between drama and other forms of literature.
3	The Truth in Drama	Define adage and proverb, and identify examples of these expressions.
4	Sentence Fragments in Drama	Define and identify examples of sentence fragments. Explain how sentence fragments are used in dramatic scripts.
5	Sentence Fragments in Dialogue	Explain the purpose of sentence fragments in dialogue.

Module Key Words:

Key Words	Spelling Words
script playwright act scene stage directions drama adage proverb sentence fragment subject dialogue	rhyme homophone poetry stanza rhythm script multiple decimal frequency reflection insulation transparent opaque opportunity producers consumers communication advertising influenced entrepreneurs

Module Assignments:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Page #	Assignment Title
2	What Is Drama?	6	Fairy Tale to Play Assignment

Learning Coach Notes:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Notes
1	Spelling 7: Practice 3	To prepare for the Spelling 7: Spelling Test, have your student practice their spelling words over the coming weeks.
2	What Is Drama?
3	The Truth in Drama
4	Sentence Fragments in Drama
5	Sentence Fragments in Dialogue

Module Guiding Questions:

When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.

Lesson Title	Question
What Is Drama?	What is drama?
The Truth in Drama	What is an adage or a proverb?
Sentence Fragments in Drama	What is a sentence fragment?
Sentence Fragments in Dialogue	What is dialogue?

Module Video Questions:

When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.

Lesson Title	Video	Question
The Truth in Drama	Telling Tales-The Hare and the Tortoise	What happens in the beginning, the middle, and the end of the story? What is the lesson learned from the story?

Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:

Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:

What is the main idea?
What are three things new you learned?
How does this book relate to what you are learning about?

#	Book	Author	Lexile Level
1	Fairytales on Stage: A Collection of Children's Plays based on Famous Fairy tales	Julie Meighan

Module Outing:

Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.

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