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Dramatic Tone Shifts
aCTIvITy 3.10
learning Target
• Analyze how dialogue is used in a play to develop character and plot, convey tone, and reveal theme.
Preview
In this activity, you will read part of a play. Pay attention to the tone at the beginning of the scene and at the end.
Setting a Purpose for Reading
• As you read the dialogue, underline words and phrases that indicate the tone of how the characters are feeling.
• Circle unknown words and phrases. Try to determine the meaning of the words by using context clues, word parts, or a dictionary.
• Actors often highlight their lines when they get a new script. The beginning of the passage lists the characters involved in the scene. Choose one and highlight each instance they speak.
My Notes
About the Author
Frances Goodrich (1891–1984) and Albert Hackett (1900–1995) were both writers and actors who married in 1931. Together they wrote numerous plays and film screenplays. In 1955 they adapted Anne Frank’s The Diary of a Young Girl for the stage, where it received several Tony Award nominations, including a win for Best Play. The play also was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1956.
Drama
from Anne Frank by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett
Families living in the hidden attic:
Mr. Frank and Mrs. Frank: Anne and Margot Frank’s parents
Margot and Anne: sisters, 18 and 13 years old
Mr. van Daan and Mrs. van Daan: Mr. van Daan worked with Otto Frank in Amsterdam Peter van Daan: their son
Mr. Dussel: older; dentist who also lives in the attic
Others:
Miep Gies: close friend of the Frank family
Eisenhower: the voice of the American general
Scene: Anne, Mr. Dussel, Mr. van Daan, Mr. Frank, Mrs. van Daan, Mrs. Frank, Margot, Peter, Miep, Eisenhower
(Night. Everyone is asleep. Suddenly, Mrs. Frank sits up in bed.) Mrs. Frank: (In a whisper.) Otto. Listen. The rat!
INDepeNDeNT
reaDING LINk
Read and Connect
Find an instance in the narrative you are reading independently where the tone shifts dramatically. How is it similar to or different than the tone shift in the play in Activity 3.10?
The Diary of
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LearNING STraTeGIeS:
Skimming/Scanning, Marking the Text, Close Reading, Rereading, Oral Reading, Discussion Groups, Drafting, Adding
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