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Remaking a Play
Kind of Activity:
Group Work
Objective:
Consider the differences between different literary genres and practice writing scripts.
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.3
Structure:
Toomer originally wrote "Kabnis" as a play. When he transformed it into a story, he kept certain elements of a script, such as the way in which he attributes dialogue and detailed descriptions of settings. Divide students into groups of 5 and ask them to rewrite a scene from the story as a scene in a play. What will the setting look like on a stage? What props will be present? How do characters deliver lines? What is their body language? Students should discuss these...
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