DRAMA

Second Semester! Welcome to drama, where we will study the genre and compare to other genres, analyze for theme, and practice writing a one-act play! toc

**Our first play:**
[|Trifles], Susan Glaspell
 * [|Background study]

**Our second play:**
[|Antigone], Sophocles (This is one version; the other is available on Vital Books on your laptop, where you can use editing tools as you read.)
 * [|Study Guide]
 * [|Aristotle's Poetics]

**Our third play**:
, Oscar Wilde > Download this document and put it in your drama folder > Your Annotation Guide media type="custom" key="3143478" media type="custom" key="3144090"
 * [|The Victorian Period]
 * [[file:Victorian England.doc]]
 * [[file:Your Master Copy.doc]]

**I. Groups do their own research!**
Topics: • Greek Tragedies (and tragedies in general), [|Greek Theater] • [|Sophocles] • [|Definitions of drama]-comedy, tragedy, farce, and melodrama • [|Antigone history] (Oedipus) •[|Aristotle and drama]

**II. Let's write a comparison/contrast paper**
Essential Question: can we learn from ancient moral dilemmas? Compare/contrast your modern dilemma with the dilemma of one of the characters in the play with the goal of evaluating the solution or offering a solution to your modern moral dilemma (based on the lessons we learn from these characters) You must have at least **3 quotes with proper parenthetical citations** (one from each work + one) Use your chart: Develop a thesis, use block one for paragraph one (discussing both dilemmas), block two, etc. You will have your organization right in front of you!
 * Writing assignment** – we will examine the world of the moral dilemma (take notes on this in your dilemma document)
 * at least 1 1/2 pages**
 * Last edit!!**
 * ➢ Highlight all “be” verbs to see if they can be replaced with stronger words
 * ➢ See if essay has sentence variety (long, short, complex)
 * ➢ Eliminate “dead” words
 * ➢ Punctuation (commas after introductory phrases)

**III. Let's write a play!**
Here are the guidelines

**IV. Annotating a text**

 * Annotating your text. You'll need this:
 * **[[file:Your Master Copy.doc]]**


 * V. A Tea Party!!**

[|abate] (v.) [|admonish] (v.) [|benevolent](adj.) [|cacophony] (n.) [|cursory] (adj.) delude (v.) disparage (v.) fatuous (adj.) - fortuitous (adj.) hedonist (n.) impudent (adj.) irascible (adj.) lethargic (adj.) - malaise (n.) - metamorphosis (n.) - modicum (n.) obsequious (adj) ominous (adj.) - penchant (n.) - precarious (adj.) puerile (adj.) rectify (v.) repudiate (v.) scurrilous (adj.) seminal (adj.) - tenuous (adj.) - truculent (adj.) ubiquitous (adj.) - vicarious (adj.) - Zeitgeist (n.)
 * Vocabulary Words #1**
 * Vocabulary #2**