the pen of my aunt

The Pen of My Aunt

A One-Act Play By Josphine TeyAka Elizabeth Mackintosh

Focus on DramaO Plot

Dénouement

PlotO Dramatic Plots

O ActsO Division for long plays

O ScenesO Establishes a different time or placeO Smaller parts of acts.

CharactersO http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuvF113uty4

O http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYejzdBwvY4

Characters: TypesO Round aka dynamic

O Goes through a change or development

O Flat aka staticO One that remains the same

throughoutO Protagonist

O Central characterO Antagonist

O Opposes protagonist

SpeechO Dialogue

O Conversation between charactersO Lifeblood of dramaO http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wDkCiExlh0

O MonologueO A long speech spoken by a single character to

himself or herself or to the audienceO http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5lhfKUFNN8

O AsideO A short speech delivered to the audience, beyond

the hearing of the remaining charactersO http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1NNDotLC_4

French ResistanceO France surrendered to the Nazi’s

June 22, 1940.O Some French collaborated with the

Nazi’s to survive.O Others did what they could to fight

against them—the resistance.O http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W

yt2OD5qfeY

Writing ConnectionO In your notebook, list the qualities

that you think someone who participates in a resistance movement would need to have. As you read, determine whether the main character, Madame, exhibits those qualities.