Download THE monsters are due on maple street by rod stirling unit 5 drama

Drama
(describe picture pg. 642-643)
Would you like to see yourself brought
to life on a stage?
 What would it be like?
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Think /Pair/Share
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Introduce Laurence Yep
He is the author of more than 40 books.
 He published his 1st book at the age of
18.
 The excerpt that we will listen to is an
excerpt from Dragonwings, aNewbery
Honor Book.
 Watch DVD and answer questions.

Summarizing
A summary is a short statement that
presents the main ideas and most
important points expressed in a piece of
writing.
 If you know how to summarize, you will
become an effective reader.
 It’s important to distinguish between
important and unimportant details. The
most important details are the ones
supported by the text.

A good summary…

A restatement that incorporates all of the
main ideas or events without using
unnecessary details.
Who could be a monster?

Character’s motives

In this teleplay, we will examine
characters’ motives or the emotions or
goals that drive characters’ actions.
Motives/ why?
Motives/ why?
Motives/ why?
Background… THE COLD WAR
The cold war began when Soviet
dictator Joseph Stalin refused to
accept the Marshall Plan, which
aimed to stabilize Europe’s
economy after WWII. His refusal
spawned great anticommunist
sentiment in the United States.
Continued…

The House Un-American Activities
Committee (HUAC) held many hearings in
which prominent Hollywood actors and
directors were interrogated about their
involvement with the Communist Party.
Many were blacklisted from the movie and
television industry because of their alleged
involvement with the Communists. In
much of the same way, Sterling’s
characters “blacklist” one another in The
Monsters Are Due on Maple Street.