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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Don't Eat Me Monologues

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson, students will create a 5-part (introduction, 3 ideas, conclusion) monologue incorporating persuasive techniques and strong word choice.
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Other

Monologue Archive: Monologues by Aeschylus

For Students 9th - 10th
Choose a dramatic monologue from this classic playwright's works. Page includes links to biographical sketches, an index of articles about Aeschylus and the text of some poems.
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University of Victoria (Canada)

The U Vic Writer's Guide: Literary Term: Dramatic Monologue

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a short definition of the term, dramatic monologue, along with a short example. Also contains a few links to related terms.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Review of Dramatic Elements: Practice 4 (English I Reading)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
You will be able to recognize the functions of monologue, soliloquy, and dramatic irony in a play.
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TES Global

Tes: Scheme of Work: The Tempest by William Shakespeare

For Teachers 5th - 9th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] During these multi-day lessons, students will closely read William Shakespeare's work, The Tempest. Students will analyze characters, plot, and themes. Students will culminate their understanding...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Review of Dramatic Elements: Practice 4 (English I Reading)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In the first few sections, you are going to learn about monologues and soliloquies before you get to that last possibility, dramatic irony. You already know how dialogue works, but you will learn to recognize these additional dramatic...
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Cultural Characters [Pdf]

For Teachers 7th - 8th
In this instructional activity, students use photos that relate to a social studies concept (i.e., country of study, historical person, natural disaster, geographical landmark, religion, or governmental strife) as a springboard to write...
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Other

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

For Students 9th - 10th
This site covers everything about Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Provides a character analysis, monologue, synopsis, sound bite, and links to other Sir Gawain sites.
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Civil War Personalities [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson invites learners to derive inspiration from photographs (portraits and people) from the Civil War era. These images serve as impetus to write monologues and create improvisational skits.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Review of Dramatic Elements: Practice 4 (English I Reading)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Recognize the functions of monologue, soliloquy, and dramatic irony in a play.
Article
Other

Lit Charts: Stream of Consciousness

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explains what is meant by the term 'stream of consciousness' and where it originated. The characteristics of stream of consciousness are described, its history in literature, how it differs from 'interior monologue,' and examples of its...
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Other

The Monologue Shop: Euripides

For Students 9th - 10th
Short biography on the playwright Euripides. Good summary of his role as a playwright.
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Other

Actorama: Casting Calls and Audition Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
Website where actors can create profiles and search casting calls. Monologues and scenes to use for audtitions can be searched by various criteria (gender, source material, period, type, and main action and/or emotion involved.
Website
American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Movie Speech: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

For Students 9th - 10th
A photograph, an audio mp3, and a transcript of Atticus Finch's monologue as he delivers the closing arguments in Tom Robinson's trial in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: "Shakespeare Is Too Big": Raul Julia: The World's a Stage

For Students 9th - 10th
Shakespeare is not just for one type of actor or audience member. In the clip [0:43] "Bringing Myself to Shakespeare" from the American Masters film Raul Julia: The World's a Stage, Raul Julia explores what it means to bring his own...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Poetic Stickup: Put the Financial Aid in the Bag

For Students 9th - 10th
See performance artist, Carvens Lissaint to use language, metaphor, and imagery to express an emotional plea to make college education more accessible to all. [5:05]
Article
Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: 103 Things to Do Before/during/after Reading

For Students K - 1st Standards
The highly-respected Reading Rockets program offers both teachers and students a toolkit of ways to connect more actively with the materials they read. Some of these techniques are specifically for fiction-reading, others are designed...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Understanding Drama

For Students 5th - 7th
Learn how to explain a playwright's use of dialogue and stage directions.
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Other

Steilacoom Historical School District No. 1: Dramatic Justice [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this instructional activity unit, students investigate how justice is perceived and addressed in different cultures and times by examining literature from around the world. Texts examined include: The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, A...
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British Library

British Library: Robert Browning: Creative Writing

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Looking at three of Robert Browning's poems, learners will be encouraged to think critically and create compositions that explore complex themes.[PDF]
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British Library

British Library: 20th Century Works: The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock

For Students 9th - 10th
Read an overview of the poem 'The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock' by T.S. Eliot and view additional resources such as articles, collection items, and teacher resources.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Finding the Personal Voice of Sustainability

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore a more personal connection to sustainability and environmental concerns by reading an article, and rewriting it into a first-person monologue which they will perform.
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Vocabulary.com

Garry Shandling (1949 2016) Tribute List

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site contains a list of 11 words from Gary Shandling's monologues. Teachers can digitally assign this list to their students to reinforce the spellings, pronunciations, and meanings of these words
Article
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Pace University: King Arthur: A Character Analysis

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a character analysis of King Arthur. This article discusses the three kinds of Arthur: Arthur as an epic hero, as symbol of the virtues of Camelot, and as a naive victim of fate. It also offers an audio link and text link to "A...

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