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Analyzing a Dramatic Monologue: Twelfth Night
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ACTIVITY 3.1
WoRD CoNNeCTIoNS
Cognates
The English word monologue, the Haitian Creole word monologue, and the Spanish word monólogo are all cognates. They mean “a long speech by a character or performer,” and come from two Greek roots: mono, meaning “one or alone” and logo, meaning “talk or speech.”
Selecting Language Resources
Learning Targets
• Use knowledge of morphology, context, reference materials, and visual cues to determine the meaning of unknown and multiple meaning words. P1.7.6c
• Use general academic and domain-specific words while speaking and writing about plays. P1.7.12a
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Adjust language choices to suit the academic setting and audience. PI.7.4
The chart presents words and phrases you will use in discussion and writing. Think about each word or phrase. Circle Q, H, or T to indicate how well you know it. Work with a partner, asking your partner to explain each word or phrase. Listen closely to the explanation, and then write your partner’s name in the In Our Own Words column along with his or her condensed idea.
Rating
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H
T
I have seen this word or phrase, but I have questions about its meaning.
I have heard this word or phrase, but do not know it well.
I know this word or phrase so well that I could teach it to someone else.
Word or Phrase
Definition
In our own Words
verse
Rating Q H T
ideas written in lines, such as poetry, instead of complete sentences and paragraphs.
monologue
Rating Q H T
a speech of more than just a few lines that is given by a character in a play; monologues are always written in the first person point of view.
stanza
Rating Q H T
a grouping of lines in a poem, usually similar in length and pattern.
tone
Rating Q H T
a writer’s or speaker’s attitude toward a subject
sensory language
Rating Q H T
details that appeal to one of the five senses: sight, sound, taste, smell, touch
imagery
Rating Q H T
word pictures created by descriptive, sensory, or figurative language
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