The Prince and the pauper

The Prince and the pauper

Learning Objectives

• ·        Analyze how playwrights develop characters.

  ·        Create mental images to deepen understanding.

  ·        Research the life of a real-life character depicted in the play.

  ·        Write a character sketch.

  ·        Perform a dramatic reading.

  ·        Use a variety of resources to define vocabulary terms.

  ·        Identify and use prepositions and prepositional phrases.

  ·        Language Discuss with a partner the features of the text using the key term characters.

What is Drama?

Drama is written in the form of a script. The beginning of the script will usually list the cast of characters. Dramas are divided into acts and scenes. An act is a larger section of the story, which may contain many scenes. Each time there is a change in time or setting, there is a new scene. A drama’s story is told through dialogue, or what the characters say. Stage direction, written in italics and in parentheses, tells what the characters do. Stage direction is an important part of the storytelling, but it is never spoken out loud. 

Open Ended

What is Drama?

Open Ended

If you could change The Prince and the Pauper what ending would you rather have?