Youoftenquarrelbecauseofthegenerationgap,notbecauseyoudon’tloveeachother.【設(shè)計(jì)意圖：通過(guò)提出問(wèn)題，引發(fā)學(xué)生對(duì)于父母之間的關(guān)系的思索，同時(shí)為下面選擇自己要寫(xiě)的戲劇話題作鋪墊。幫助學(xué)生找到與父母關(guān)系驚慌的根本緣由——代溝（generationgap）?！縎tep2ChooseatopicClassdiscussionAgoodtopicshouldcarryaconflict.T:Whatisparent-childtension?Whatdoparentsandchildrendowhentheyhaveparent-childtensions?Theymayhate,misunderstand,disbelieve,anddisagreeonvalueswitheachother.Conflictsinaplayareexpectedbytheaudience.Ifthistopiccancarryaconflict,itisagoodtopic.Agoodtopicshouldreflectthechangeoftheparent-childrelationship.T:Whatshouldparentsandchildrendowhentheywanttoresolvetheconflictsandhaveagoodrelationship?Theyshouldlove,understand,respectandhelpeachother.Theaudiencesusuallyhopetoseeahappyending.Thatistosay,theaudienceexpecttoseenotonlyconflictsbutalsothechangeforthebetter.Thechangeisusuallytheclimaxofaplay.Atopicthatcanreflectachangeofparent-childrelationshipswillmakeyourplayexcitingandattractive.2.Casestudy:Is“Dream”agoodtopic?T:Thistopic“Dream”maycarryaconflictbetweenachildandtheparents.Forexample,thechildwantstobeasinger,whiletheparentswanthim/hertobeawriter.However,thisconflictcanbesolvediftheycometoanagreement,e.g.beasongcomposerandsinger.Howtheysolvetheconflictisthechangeinaplay,andalsotheclimaxoftheplay.“Dream”isagoodtopic.3.Ssdividethemselvesintogroupsanddecideonatopicoftheirownplayinthegroup.【設(shè)計(jì)意圖：一個(gè)話題確定了一場(chǎng)戲劇的欣賞性。讓學(xué)生從觀眾視角來(lái)看一個(gè)“話題”是否有話題性（戲劇沖突），是否符合觀眾心目中的預(yù)期，從而幫助學(xué)生為自己的戲劇選擇一個(gè)好話題?！縎tep3Decideontheelementsoftheplay1.Texplaintheelementsofaplay:setting,characters,plotandtheme.Setting:whenandwheretheplayissetCharacter:apersonorsometimesevenananimalappearingintheplayPlot:thethingsthathappenintheplayandthewaysinwhichthoseincidentsareconnectedTheme:thecontrollingideaorcentralinsightthattheauthoroftheplayistryingtogetacrossStudentslearnthebackgroundoftheplayandwatchthevideoofaplay.T:ThisplayisadaptedfromKingLearbyWilliamShakespeare,writtenin1605–1606andpublishedin1608.Inthevideo,wewillhaveaninsightintotherelationshipbetweenfatheranddaughter.Nowlet’swatchit.Studentslearntheelementsoftheplay.Learnthesettingoftheplay:inthecourtofKingLearLearnthecharactersoftheplay:KingLear,Goneril,Regan,Cordelia,KentLearntheplotoftheplayKingLeardecidedtodividehiskingdomaccordingtohisdaughters’love.↓GonerilandReganliedtoKingLearandtoldhimtheylovedhimthemost.↓CordeliatoldhertruefeelingsaboutKingLear..↓KenttriedtopersuadeKingLeartoforgiveCordelia.↓KingLeargotangryandwantedtopunishKent.↓Kentleft.T:PleasepayattentiontothechangesofthefeelingsofKingLear,CordeliaandKent.Thefeelingsaretheinnerstoryoftheplay,whichmatchtheouterstoryoftheplay.T:Feelingscanrevealcharacters’personalities.Feelingscanbeshownthroughcharacters’wordsandactions.Thechangeoffeelingscanpromotethedevelopmentoftheplot.CharactersFeelingsKingLearsatisfied→furiousCordelia

disapprovalofhersisters→sureofherselfKent

pleading→disappointedanddeterminedtoleave(4)Learnthethemeoftheplay:CordeliahadadeeploveforKingLear,andKentwasloyaltoKingLear.ButKingLearturnedablindeyetoallthese.【設(shè)計(jì)意圖：通過(guò)看一段節(jié)選的戲劇，整體感知戲劇4個(gè)要素，背景、人物、故事情節(jié)、戲劇主題。學(xué)生總結(jié)概括故事情節(jié)，這有助于學(xué)生感知故事線的發(fā)展，為自己的戲劇創(chuàng)作找尋靈感。人物的分析可以稍稍綻開(kāi)，主要通過(guò)分析人物情感的改變，因?yàn)槿宋锏那楦畜w現(xiàn)了其性格特征，推動(dòng)故事情節(jié)的發(fā)展，而且人物的情感是通過(guò)人物的臺(tái)詞和動(dòng)作得以呈現(xiàn)，學(xué)生假如能感知到這一點(diǎn)，會(huì)對(duì)自己的戲劇創(chuàng)作有很大的幫助?！?.Studentsdecideonthesetting,characters,plotandthemeoftheirownplay.(1)Studentsdecideonthesettingandcharactersofthetheirplay.(2)Studentsdecideontheplotofthetheirplay.T:Theplotofaplaycanbedividedintofourparts:exposition,conflict,climaxandending.Expositionisthepartoftheplay(normallyinthebeginning)inwhichthewriter“exposes”thebackgroundinformationthattheaudienceneedstounderstandthestory.Thesecondpartistheconflict.Theconflictisadramaticstrugglebetweentwoforcesintheplay.Itcanbeanythingfromaconceptinoneperson’sheadtoabattlebetweencharacters.Inyourplay,theconflictismostprobablybetweenyouandyourparents.Theclimaxhappenswhentheconflictisresolvedinsomeway.Itisthemostexcitingpartofaplay,butthejourneytowardaclimaxcanbedifficult.Aplaycanhaveamini-climax,asetback,andthenabigger,finalclimax.Intheplay,theclimaxiswhentherelationshipbetweenyouandyourparentsisimproved.Theendingiswhatbecomesofthecharactersattheendoftheplay.(3)Studentsdecideonthethemeoftheirplay.Supposethetopicoftheplayis“Dream”.Undertheinstructionoftheteacher,studentswriteathemeoftheplay.Andthen,studentswritethethemeoftheirownplayinthegroup.Step4Writeaplay1.StudentsreadtheexampleofpartC,andlearnhowtowriteaplay.(1)Breaktheplotintoactsandscenes

T:Aplayisusuallymadeupofseveralactsandeveryactismadeupofseveralscenes.Generally,ascenewillhaveagivensetofcharacters.Ifanewcharacterisintroduced,orifthecharacterhasmoveelsewhere,thatindicatesthatyou'removingontoanotherscene.(2)IncludestagedirectionsT:Stagedirectionsareanimportantpartofaplay.Somestagedirectionsaregivenatthestartofanewact/scenetotellthereaderwhenandwheretheplayisset.Theyareofteninitalics.Somestagedirectionsareinthedialoguetogiveinstructionsonwhatactionstoperform.Thedirectionstotheactionsshouldbeclearandabletorevealthefeelingsofthecharacters.Theyareitalicizedandputinbrackets.Thestagedirectionsinthedialoguecanalsogiveinformationabouttheemotionalofthecharacters,suchas“Anxiously”and“Enthusiastically”.WritethedialoguesforthecharactersT:Dialogueincludescharactersandlines.Namesofcharactersappearbeforenewlines.T:Pleasepayattentiontothelanguagestyleoflines.Linesshouldbeoralandnatural.Theyshouldbesuitableforthecharactersandbeabletorevealhowtheactorsfeel.Writingdialogueisachallengingtask,butitisyourchancetoshowyourartis