
Stage Directions and Monsters are Due
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English
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7th Grade
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Mr. Cuevas
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Stage Directions in Drama
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What do they do?
Stage directions develop:
Setting
Theme
Conflict
and they can impact the resolution of the story
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How do I find them
Look for:
( Parenthesis)
[ Brackets ]
Italicized Font
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Stage Directions Example:
Tommy. Mr. Brand—you’d better not!
Steve. Why not?
Tommy. They don’t want you to.
(Steve and Charlie exchange a grin, and Steve
looks back toward the boy.)
What do the stage directions show about Steve and Charlie?
The stage directions show that Steve and Charlie do not take what Tommy says seriously.
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Multiple Select
How do I find Stage Directions (Pick Three)
(Parenthasis)
[Brackets]
Italicized Words
Bold words
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Multiple Select
What do stage directions develop?
Setting
Conflict
theme
What the actors do
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Multiple Choice
Steve. Well, I guess what we’d better do then
is to run a check on the neighborhood and see
which ones of us are really human.
(There is laughter at this, but it’s a laughter that
comes from a desperate attempt to lighten the atmosphere. The people look at one another
in the middle of their laughter.)
What do the stage directs show about the people on Maple Street?
They think what Tommy said is funny
They think that aliens exist
They are nervous about the situation
They want Steve to check for aliens
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Multiple Choice
(Fade in on Maple Street at night. On the side-
walk, little knots of people stand around talking in
low voices. At the end of each conversation they look
toward Les Goodman’s house. From the various
houses, we can see candlelight but no electricity.)
What do the stage directions help develop?
setting
conflict
hyperbole
tension
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Multiple Choice
Les. What is this, a gag? (He looks around the
group again.) This a practical joke or something?
(Suddenly the car engine starts all by itself, runs
for a moment, and stops. One woman begins to
cry. The eyes of the crowd are cold and accusing.)
What do the stage above stage directions help develop?
Theme
Setting
Imagery
Conflict
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Multiple Choice
Select a theme from The Monsters are Due on Maple Street
Stage Directions in Drama
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