DEC20 Drama

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Grade 4 Read/Write

Teacher Facing
December 18, 2024

Drama

Student Assistance Form (SAF)

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What is a SAF?

A SAF is an electronic referral form submitted when a Houston ISD student’s need
has been identified. Information provided in a SAF is immediately sent to a caring

professional to be processed.

Wraparound

Team

Campus

Staff

Students

Parents

Community

Members

School

Counselors

District

Personnel

Service

Providers

Who can submit a SAF?

SAF

Instructions

Scan

Submit a Student Assistance Form (SAF) to notify a caring professional about a

student’s need. A SAF can be submitted to connect a student to

resources/services for:

Identified a Need? Submit a SAF

www.HoustonISDsaf.com

•Housing

•Transportation

•and more!

•School Supplies

•Attendance/Truancy

Submit a SAF by scanning the QR code or by typing

•Mental Health

•Food/Clothing

Submit a Student Assistance Form (SAF) to notify a caring professional

about your needs. A SAF can be submitted to connect you to

resources/services for:

Do You Have a Need? Submit a SAF

www.HoustonISDsaf.com

•Housing

•Transportation

•and more!

•School Supplies

•Attendance

Submit a SAF by scanning the QR code or typing

•Mental Health

•Food/Clothing

MRS Icons

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Materials

Student

Teacher

● Drama Venn Diagram

● Super Hero Club Script

● Whiteboards

● Response Cards

● Slide Deck

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Suggested Agenda

Component

Slide #s

Time*

Do Now/Lesson
introduction

15-16

5 min

Direct teach

17-29

15 min

Skill practice

30-40

24 min

Closing

41

1 min

*These times are

a suggestion.
Please change
and prioritize as
needed for your

students.

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Do Now

1. The Olympic messengers have finally arrived in our
city to announce the games. We live very far away
and have been waiting for a long time. These
messengers will tell us of the Olympic Truce, which is
a plan to stop all fighting. After the announcement, we
can travel to Olympia without fear of getting captured
by one of our city’s enemies.

Excerpt from “An Athlete’s Journal” used with permission from HMH © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

The word captured in the paragraph means -

A.seized
B.tangled
C.arrested
D.released

2. After the announcement, we can travel to Olympia
without fear of getting captured by one of our city’s
enemies. It is Zeus’s will that there will be no wars
until the end of the Olympics. Woe to the city that
does not obey this command. Sparta once broke the
truce by attacking another city. It had to pay a large
fine of silver coins called drachmas.

Excerpt from “An Athlete’s Journal” used with permission from HMH © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

The word obey in the paragraph means -

A.to hear
B.to declare
C.to comply
D.to defy

Multiple Choice

The word captured in the paragraph means -

• A

• B

• C

• D

Multiple Choice

The word obey in the paragraph means -

• A

• B

• C

• D

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LO: SWBAT explain structure in a
play such as character tags, acts,
scenes, and stage directions.

DOL: Given a text, students will correctly explain
structure in a play such as character tags, acts,
scenes, and stage directions in at least 4 of 5
questions.

Drama

4.9C Explain structure in drama such as character tags, acts, scenes, and stage directions. DEC16

Open Ended

What is text structure?

Text structure is the way a text is -

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Academic Vocabulary

cast of characters

(noun)

the people, animals, or

beings in a story

drama
(noun)

script
(noun)

the text of the play

a play or story that is

acted out by people in a

performance

Match

Match the academic vocabulary with its definition.

• drama

• script

• cast of characters

• text structure

a play or story that is acted out

the text of a play

the people, animals, or beings in a text

the way a text is built

• a play or story that is acted out

• the text of a play

• the people, animals, or beings in a text

• the way a text is built

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HOT Question: Why is it
important for readers to
understand the author’s
use of drama elements?

Drama

4.9C Explain structure in drama such as character tags, acts, scenes, and stage directions. DEC16

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Real Life Connection:
A little drama in
our lives is okay.

Drama

4.9C Explain structure in drama such as character tags, acts, scenes, and stage directions. DEC16

Elements of Drama

Script

the text of the play

A drama or play is
a story performed

by actors on a

stage.

Dialogue

the words said
by characters

Cast of Characters

the people, animals,
or beings in a story

Character Tags

the character’s name

that indicates that

character’s speaking part

Narrator

the person who tells

what happens
during the play

Stage Directions

written

instructions
telling the

actors what to

do

Act

a chapter in a play
that contains more

than one scene

Scene

the action that takes

place in a single

setting

Match

Match the following elements of drama to its definition.

• script

• character tags

• scene

• act

• stage directions

the text of a play

the characters name that include speaking

a specific location and time in the play

a chapter in a play

instructions for actors on how to move or speak

• the text of a play

• the characters name that include speaking

• a specific location and time in the play

• a chapter in a play

• instructions for actors on how to move or speak

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Fact

or
Fib

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includes only

realistic
events

A drama…

FIB

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includes

stage

directions

A drama…

FACT

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includes lines
of dialogue
spoken by

actors

A drama…

FACT

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includes a
first person

narrator

A drama…

FIB

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includes
scenes

and/or acts

A drama…

FACT

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includes a
cast/list of
characters

A drama…

FACT

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includes
factual

information

A drama…

FIB

The difference between FICTION and

DRAMA is…

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What’s the difference

between…

Drama

Fiction

and

The difference between FICTION and

DRAMA is…

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What’s the difference

between…

Drama

Fiction

and

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Drama

Fiction

Similarities

Written in
paragraphs

Written in lines

Action is described by
different perspectives
Plot

Action can be describe in
stage directions(brackets)

Setting

Cast of characters

Can be separated

into chapters

Characters

Theme

Can be separated

into acts and scenes

Drama
Fiction

Similarities

●Written in
lines of dialogue

●Cast of characters

●Action can be
describe in stage
directions
(brackets)

●Can be
separated
into acts
and scenes

●Characters

●Setting

●Plot

●Theme

●Written in
paragraphs

●Action is
described by
different
perspectives

●Can be
separated into
chapters

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How do elements of
drama support our

understanding of the

text?

Elements of drama supports our

understanding of the text because…

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Superhero

Club

Read

Stop

Jot!

Scene 1

●What is happening in the
play?

●What elements of drama
can identify?

This is important!

Underline key words

or details.

I don’t understand.

Readers are expected to…

1

2

3

A reader can tell “Superhero Club is a
Drama because…

How can a

reader tell that

“Superhero Club”

is a Drama?

Open Ended

A reader can tell “Superhero Club is a
Drama because…

Multiple Select

The reader can tell that the text "Super Hero Club" is drama because -

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

Multiple Choice

What does the reader learn from the stage directions in Act 1?

The reader learns from the stage directions that -

• A

• B

• C

• D

Multiple Choice

Read this line from Scene 2.

What does the line suggest about Sweet Pea?

The line suggests that -

• A

• B

• C

• D

Read

Stop

Jot!

Scene 2

●What is happening in the
play?

●What elements of drama
can identify?

This is important!

Underline key words

or details.

I don’t understand.

Readers are expected to…

1

2

3

Multiple Choice

Read this line from Scene 2.

What does the line suggest about Sweet Pea?

The line suggests that -

• A

• B

• C

• D

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How do the characters use their different

strengths to help Liza?

The characters used their strengths by...

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What is the purpose of the dialogue in Scene 2? Support your
answer using evidence from the text.

SCR

Look-fors in SCR responses:
❏ A complete response will provide

one of the possible responses.

❏ Evidence is accurately used to

support the response.

❏ The response and the evidence to

support it are based on the text.

1 point

2 points

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The purpose of the dialogue in Scene 2 is to show the characters
making a plan to help Liza, the new student.. For example, Sweet
Pea says "I'll try to think about how she feels" showing they want
to help. Then, when Miss Know It All mentions Liza is running late,
Lickety Split volunteers to race over to help her, saying "I'm on it!
This scene shows how the characters care about helping others
and work as a team.The dialogue reveals both their problem-
solving skills and their kindness.

What is the purpose of the dialogue in Scene 2? Support your
answer using evidence from the text.

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The purpose of the dialogue in Scene 2 is to

What is the purpose of the dialogue in Scene 2? Support your
answer using evidence from the text.

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The purpose of the dialogue in Scene 2 is to show the characters
making a plan to help the new student named Liza.

What is the purpose of the dialogue in Scene 2? Support your
answer using evidence from the text.

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The purpose of the dialogue in Scene 2 is to show the characters
making a plan to help Liza, the new student. For example, Sweet
Pea says "I'll try to think about how she feels" showing they want
to help. Then, when Miss Know It All mentions Liza is running late,
Lickety Split volunteers to race over to help her, saying "I'm on it!

What is the purpose of the dialogue in Scene 2? Support your
answer using evidence from the text.

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The purpose of the dialogue in Scene 2 is to show the characters
making a plan to help Liza, the new student.. For example, Sweet
Pea says "I'll try to think about how she feels" showing they want
to help. Then, when Miss Know It All mentions Liza is running late,
Lickety Split volunteers to race over to help her, saying "I'm on it!
This scene shows how the characters care about helping others
and work as a team.The dialogue reveals both their problem-
solving skills and their kindness.

What is the purpose of the dialogue in Scene 2? Support your
answer using evidence from the text.

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Let’s Test What We Learned Today!

prop

information in a drama that tells actors where to move,
how to look or speak, or information about the set

dialogue

in a play, the character’s name in capital letters that
indicates that character’s speaking part

act

play

the action that takes place in a single setting

the words said by the characters

is an object actors use on stage during a
performance or production.

stage

directions

character

tag

a chapter in a play that contains more than one scene

a story that can be performed by actors on a stage for
an audience

scene

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Closing

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DOL: Given a text,
students will
correctly explain
structure in a play
such as character
tags, acts, scenes,
and stage
directions in at
least 4 of 5
questions.

10 MINUTE TIMER - COUNTDOWN TIMER (MINIMAL)

This 10-minute countdown timer is made for professional use and has some minimal sound effects in the last 5 seconds.

Demonstration of Learning