(TUI) Thematic Unit: Influences - Pygmalion: Module Overview

Thematic Unit: Influences - Pygmalion: Module Overview 

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Introduction

Have you ever wondered what someone with a different accent was saying? Have you ever wondered why non-native speakers of English have a hard time learning our language? If you have, Pygmalion is the play for you! This story is about two men who make a bet about turning a common woman into a well-spoken lady of society. In this unit, students will study the play, Pygmalion and learn about the different aspects of drama!

 

Essential Questions

  1. What is drama?
  2. What is an allusion?
  3. How is drama like short stories?

 

Key Terms

  • Drama: derived from the Greek word meaning "action"; a performed version of a fiction
  • Allusion: a figure of speech that references another work of literature, myth, historical event, or person
  • Pygmalion: a figure from Greek mythology; Pygmalion was a sculptor who fell in love with a statue he had carved
  • Act: a division of a play
  • Scene: a division of an act
  • Dialogue: spoken lines in a play
  • Aside: a character's words to the audience that is not heard by other characters
  • Soliloquy: when a character says his/her own thoughts aloud
  • Prologue: an introduction to a play
  • Setting: the time and place the action of the play occurs
  • Comedy: a story in which the hero wins, usually funny
  • Tragedy: a story in which the hero loses, usually sad

 

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