Exploring the Elements of Drama in Perseus and Medusa

The video tutorial reviews critical vocabulary from the story 'Perseus and the Fall of Medusa', explains the concepts of homographs and homophones with examples, and discusses the elements of drama, including script, cast, setting, and stage directions. The tutorial aims to enhance understanding of these concepts through examples and context.

What does the word 'devised' imply in a plan?

• Creating a plan

• Following a plan

• Ignoring a plan

• Destroying a plan

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What emotion is associated with 'distress'?

• Indifference

• Excitement

• Happiness

• Worry

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CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which term describes a long and eventful journey?

• Mortal

• Odyssey

• Destiny

• Devised

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CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

What are homophones?

• Words that are spelled differently

• Words with different meanings

• Words that sound the same

• Words that look the same

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CCSS.RF.1.3

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.2.3F

CCSS.RF.2.4

CCSS.RF.3.3C

Which example shows homographs?

• Know and no

• Dove (bird) and dove (past tense of dive)

• Pair and pear

• Soon and so on

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CCSS.RF.2.3C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.2.3F

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

What is the primary purpose of a drama's script?

• To describe the setting

• To provide stage directions

• To list the characters

• To outline the dialogue

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CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

What role does the cast of characters play in a drama?

• They provide background music

• They design the set

• They perform the roles

• They write the script

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CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.2

What can the audience infer from the cast of characters in 'Perseus and the Fall of Medusa'?

• The characters are all mortals

• The plot will involve a battle

• The setting is in modern times

• The story is non-fiction

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

How do stage directions assist in a drama?

• They suggest emotions and actions

• They list the audience members

• They describe the theater layout

• They provide the history of the drama

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CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.3

What does an 'aside' in a drama indicate?

• A group discussion

• A musical interlude

• A change in the scene

• A character speaking to the audience

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CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.5