Drama 8:
Angela lives in a blue house with her mom and her dad and her little dog, Percy. Terry lives next door in a green house. Terry's family doesn't like Percy, because he comes over to their yard and does his "business". Terry's family hired Clifton to build a fence around their property to keep Percy out. Percy dug a hole under the fence and got in Terry's yard anyway and not only did he do his business, but he dug up all Terry's mom's prize-winning roses. Terry's mom was very upset and she even cried because she loved her roses.
The next day, Terry's dad came home with a very large dog. The family put the large dog in the yard, When Percy dug under the fence, the large dog was waiting for him and barked viciously and snapped at Percy. Percy ran home and never dug under the fence again.
Answer these questions about the story:
1) Who is the main character ("the protagonist")? Why do you think so?
2) What is the conflict? What are two examples of rising action?
3) What is the climax of the story?
4) What is the denouement?
5) If you were going to be in a play based on this story, who would you want to play? Why? Write one of the lines you would say.
Drama 9:
Have you ever told anyone you hated them? If you have, describe the circumstances. If you haven't, what would make you say that to another person?
Describe the circumstances of one of the versions of the "I hate you" scene that you are performing.
Senior Drama:
On a scale of 1 - 5, rate yourself in shyness, with 1 being not shy and 5 being terribly shy. How do you get to know other people? (Describe how you introduce yourself and what you do to get to know someone.)
On a scale of 1 - 5, rate yourself as a worker, with 1 being very lazy and 5 being very diligent. What do you contribute when you are assigned to work in a group? (Think of at least three things.)
