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Continue Activity 17 below

• Copy the except of your play in your notebook without the stage directions.
Leave a blank space between brackets.
• Next to the dialogues, copy the stage directions in random order, not as they
appear in the original version.
• Add a number next to them. Look at the example.

Dialogues Stage directions

OONA: This is Fin’s son. Isn’t he a fine 1. to FIN, as to a baby, while holding out
little lad! the loaf
( ) Just like his daddy. 2. bites into the bread, then chews while
FIN: ( ) Goo, goo! Goo, goo! making happy baby sounds
OONA: ( ) Here you are, me dove, 3. like a baby
have a bit of bread. 4. looks fearfully at the loaf, then
FIN: ( ) questioningly at OONA
NARRATOR 2: Now, this loaf looked like all 5. tickles Fin under the chin
the rest, but Oona knew it was the only
one without an iron griddle. iron (n.): hierro
NARRATOR 3: She gave Fin a big wink.
Then Fin took a bite of the loaf that
took away half the side of it.
FIN: ( )

18. Pair up with another team. Follow the instructions: tickles
Glossary on
• Exchange notebooks with the other team, Team A should have page 184
Team B’s notebooks and vice versa.
• Team A will do a dramatic reading of its excerpt. They should perform the stage
directions while reading the lines.
• Team A will repeat the reading and Team B should follow it in the notebook.
• Team B should insert the stage directions by writing the correct number in the
brackets while Team A performs.
• Check who got the correct answers.

• It is Team B’s turn!
IT

Look for a dramatic reading of The Legend of Lightening, by Aaron Shepard, on the Web. It will
show you how to prepare yours.

19. Practice the dramatic reading of the play you selected.

• Use gestures and body language, make eye contact and follow the tips in
Activities 15 and 16.

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