Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Don't Eat Me Monologues
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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Monologue Archive: Monologues by Aeschylus
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.
University of Victoria (Canada)
The U Vic Writer's Guide: Literary Term: Dramatic Monologue
This site provides a short definition of the term, dramatic monologue, along with a short example. Also contains a few links to related terms.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Review of Dramatic Elements: Practice 4 (English I Reading)
You will be able to recognize the functions of monologue, soliloquy, and dramatic irony in a play.
TES Global
Tes: Scheme of Work: The Tempest by William Shakespeare
[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...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Review of Dramatic Elements: Practice 4 (English I Reading)
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...
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Cultural Characters [Pdf]
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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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
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.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Civil War Personalities [Pdf]
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.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Review of Dramatic Elements: Practice 4 (English I Reading)
Recognize the functions of monologue, soliloquy, and dramatic irony in a play.
Other
Lit Charts: Stream of Consciousness
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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The Monologue Shop: Euripides
Short biography on the playwright Euripides. Good summary of his role as a playwright.
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Actorama: Casting Calls and Audition Resources
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.
American Rhetoric
American Rhetoric: Movie Speech: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
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.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: "Shakespeare Is Too Big": Raul Julia: The World's a Stage
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...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Poetic Stickup: Put the Financial Aid in the Bag
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]
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: 103 Things to Do Before/during/after Reading
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...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Understanding Drama
Learn how to explain a playwright's use of dialogue and stage directions.
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Steilacoom Historical School District No. 1: Dramatic Justice [Pdf]
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...
British Library
British Library: Robert Browning: Creative Writing
Looking at three of Robert Browning's poems, learners will be encouraged to think critically and create compositions that explore complex themes.[PDF]
British Library
British Library: 20th Century Works: The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock
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.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Finding the Personal Voice of Sustainability
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.
Vocabulary.com
Garry Shandling (1949 2016) Tribute List
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
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Pace University: King Arthur: A Character Analysis
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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