Lesson Plan 3

110.19. English Language Arts and Reading, Grade 7

(B) Knowledge and skills.

(5) Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Drama. Students understand,

make inferences and draw conclusions about the structure and elements of drama and
provide evidence from text to support their understanding. Students are expected to
explain a playwright's use of dialogue and stage directions.

Teacher: Mr. Schoenfeld__________________ Grade/Subject: 7th ELA Pre-AP_____________

Lesson Topic: Plays___

Materials/Equipment Needed: Overhead projector, Snow White and the 7 Kachus text, Analyzing Drama Handout

Objectives: Students explain a playwright’s use of dialogue and stage directions.

TIME ACTIVITIES
2:06-10 Mental Set ● Do Now: How is a play or drama different from a novel or
2:55-3:00 short story?
2:10-25 Modeling + Checking for ● Teacher will Introduce the genre of drama and explain
3:00-15 Understanding that like fictional texts, literary dramas also include the
elements of plot and conflict.
● Distribute and display excerpt from Snow White and the
7 Kachus.
● Together, Teacher and students will label the parts of the
text:
o Title
o Author
o List of characters
o Stage directions (description of set, costumes,
actions)
o Dialogue
● Teacher will let students know that it is important to pay
attention to the stage directions because they help the
reader visualize the setting and action, and also help
create the mood.
● Teacher will ask: What does the dialogue - what the
characters say - reveal in dramatic literature? Discuss
responses including it can develop characters and plot
and reveals the setting.
● Students will be assigned roles within the play and asked
to read aloud the beginning of the play. After reading,
students will be asked: What has the dialogue and stage
directions revealed about characters, setting, and plot?
2:25-45 Practice ● Students will be divided into small groups to continue
3:15-35 reading the play. Each student in each group will be given
 a handout with one question they will answer as a group.
When finished reading as a group, each student
individually writes a response to explain how the
playwright used dialogue and stage directions to develop
characters, setting, and plot.

2:45-51 Closure ● As a class, discuss how the playwright used dialogue and
3:35-40 stage directions to develop characters, setting, and plot.
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Answer the following question with your group. Include line numbers if necessary.

How would you describe Snow White based off what she says? What's one stage direction that
supports your answer?

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Name:
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Answer the following question with your group. Include line numbers if necessary.
How does the plot develop through the dialogue? How does it develop through the stage directions ?

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In your own words, write a response to explain how the playwright used dialogue and
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Answer the following question with your group. Include line numbers if necessary.

What does the character look like? Is there any specific evidence in the text that helps establish
the character's appearance and physical behavior? If not, why do you imagine the character in
the way that you do?

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Name:
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Answer the following question with your group. Include line numbers if necessary.

What dramatic functions are served by the various minor characters? Do they shed light on the actions
or motives of the major characters? How do they advance the plot?

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Answer the following question with your group. Include line numbers if necessary.

Are conflicts introduced? Resolved? Is the conflict(s) external (man vs. man) or internal (man in conflict
with self)?

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Name:
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Answer the following question with your group. Include line numbers if necessary.
How does the setting change throughout the story? What do characters say about it? How is
it described in the stage directions?

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 Snow White and the 7 Kachus
NARRATOR
SNOW WHITE /
SHIELA QUEEN
SOLDIER
7 KACHUS - Flit, Flap, Flop, Flirt, Fifi, Foofoo and Fart.

SCENE 1
[Snow White skips in with a basket full of goodies to a village.]
NARRATOR

Once upon a time, there was a pretty girl named Shiela who had skin as pure white as a
morning snow. People swear it sparkled in the sunlight like a cool winter sunrise.
[Snow White gives the narrator an annoyed and embarrassed look.]
SNOW WHITE
Get on with the story.
NARRATOR

Sorry... because of the winter whiteness of her skin, everyone called her Snow White. Snow White was
also famous for her amazing cupcakes. She baked them better than anyone in the kingdom. Everyone
loved them.

[People rush in and crowd around her. They leave and all the cupcakes are gone.
Her basket now is filled with gold.]
SNOW WHITE
Time to bake some more cupcakes.
[Snow White skips off happily with her basket full of money.]
NARRATOR
But not everyone liked Snow White's cupcakes. There was an evil queen who hated cupcakes.
[Evil queen enters.]
QUEEN
I hate cupcakes.
NARRATOR
How can anyone hate cupcakes?
QUEEN
They give me tummy aches.
NARRATOR
Oh... so sorry.
QUEEN
Do not pity me! Off with his head!
[Soldiers rush in and grab narrator.]
Narrator
Hey! Wait! You can't do this... I'm the narrator!
QUEEN

I can do anything I wish. I'm the queen. And now to deal with Snow White and her cupcakes. I put on a
disguise and give her this deep fried apple churro in exchange for one of her cupcakes.
[Queen snaps her fingers and a solider rushes in.]
SOLDIER
At your service! Reporting for duty! Your wish is my command!
QUEEN
Take this message to Snow White.
SOLDIER
The pretty cupcake lady?
SNOW WHITE (OFFSTAGE)
Stop saying that!
QUEEN
Yes... someone needs a special delivery.
[Queen does an evil laugh and leaves. Soldier watches her go and turns and Snow White enters.]
SOLDIER
That was easy. Yo! Snow! Got a message for you.
SNOW WHITE
Oh! Thank you. Special delivery to the dark and spooky woods.
SOLDIER
I wonder why they called them the dark and spooky woods? They're actually quite pretty in the spring.
SNOW WHITE

It's kind of like the whole Iceland and Greenland thing. Iceland is quite pretty and Greenland is quite
cold.
SOLDIER
I have no idea what you're talking about.
SNOW WHITE
Go sit down before you hurt yourself.
SOLDIER
Yes, ma'am!
[Soldier salutes with his sword hand and whacks himself in the face. He stumbled off.]
SNOW WHITE
Well, it's off to the dark and spooky woods.
[Snow white skips along and the village background changes to a forest. She stops when she hears some
ruffling in the leaves.]
Hello? Who's there?
FLIT (OFFSTAGE)
Mi mi mi.
SNOW WHITE
Come on out... it's okay. I won't hurt you.

[Flit, a cute Kachu (small kid in fat bird costume) comes out
shyly.] Hi, there cutie. Don't be shy. Do you like cupcakes?
FLIT
Mi! Mi! Mi!
[Snow White holds out a cupcake and Flit rushes over and eats it. After Flit finishes the cupcake, he sits
down happily.]
FLIT
Chubo.
SNOW WHITE
You sure were hungry. Are you lost little guy?
[Flit shakes his head no and points his little wing to the forest. Suddenly more Kachus are heard.]
KACHUS
Mi, mi, mi.
SNOW WHITE
Oh, my goonie. There's more. Do you all like cupcakes too?
KACHUS
Mi! Mi! Mi!
[All the Kachus rush out. They are Flap, Flop, Flirt, Fifi, Foofoo and Fart. They surround Snow White
and she gives out cupcakes which they all eat quickly.]
KACHUS
Chubo!
[And Fart lets out a little toot.]
SNOW WHITE

You all are so CUTE! I'm going to have a cute overload. I just want to pick you all up and give you a
squeeze.
FLIRT
Mi, mi, miii.
Flirt goes over to her happily and Snow White gives him a hug.
SNOW WHITE
Thank you.
[Foofoo goes over to her basket and tries to get another cupcake.]
FOOFOO
Mi, mi, mi.
SNOW WHITE

Sorry... only one left and that's for a special delivery. Anyone know where I can find Apple Blossom
Cottage.

[All the Kachus squeek in fear and all hide in a pile together except for Flop who has fallen
asleep.] What's wrong with Apple Blossom Cottage?

[All the Kachus squeek again and run to the other side of the stage and get in a pile.
Flop rolls over and snores.]
Is it a scary place?
[Fifi comes out and does an evil laugh and makes a scary face. Fart lets out a scared toot.]

There's a scary person there eh? Hmmm... very strange. Why would a scary person want one of my
cupcakes? Well, I guess I should go and find out.

[All the Kachus run to her and surround her so she can't
walk.] But it looks like you won't let me go.
 [Then an old lady (Queen in disguise) enters. She is in rags with a wig and cloak. She
walks slowly with a cane. She speaks like an old lady.]
OLD LADY
It's okay, deary. I will come to you.
[The Kachus all rush behind Snow White afraid.]
SNOW WHITE
Are you the one who ordered a cupcake?
OLD LADY
I did. I have heard how wonderful your cupcakes and it is my dying wish to try one.
SNOW WHITE
You're dying? How sad.
OLD LADY

Well, eveyone dies sometime. I have no clue when but I'm not getting any younger. Let's say eating one
of your cupcakes is on my bucket list.
SNOW WHITE
Here you go.
[Kachus all shiver scared as the old lady gets closer.]
OLD LADY

Thank you, my dearie. But sadly I have no money. Would you consider taking a deep fried apple churro
for payment?

[Old lady holds out an apple churro. Kachus all make scare sounds. Flap flaps her
wings frantically and Foofoo pulls on Snow White's dress. Fart lets out a nervous toot.]
SNOW WHITE
Sure, here is your cupcake.
OLD LADY
And here is your deep fried apple churro.
SNOW WHITE
Um... okay... Thank you.
OLD LADY
No, thank you.
[Old lady cackles and it turns in the Queen's evil laugh as she leaves.]
SNOW WHITE

See everyone. That wasn't so bad. And this deep fried apple churro looks... interesting. I guess I should
take a little bit... I don't want to be rude.
[Snow White does a bite in slow motion. Kachus all cry out and try to stop her in slow motion.]
KACHUS
Miiiiiiiii!

[Snow White passes out after taking a bite and falls in to a deep sleep. Queen's evil laugh is heard.
Kachus all run off scared except for Flop who sleepily gets up, walks over to Snow White and flops down
next to her, cuddles and snores.]
[Queen enters and removes her disguise. Soldiers follow with her crown and she puts it on.]
SOLDIER
What happened to her?
QUEEN
Poor girl. Those evil little birds in the forest tricked her in to eating a poison apple churro.
[Narrator runs in]
NARRATOR
That's a lie!
QUEEN
What's he doing here?
SOLDIER
He escaped, my Queen.
QUEEN
Get him or you'll end up there instead.
[Soldiers chase narrator. Queen is alone with Snow White and Flop.]
QUEEN

This is the perfect plan. I will kill two birds with stone... or rather eight. I get rid of Snow White and her
perfect cupcakes as well as all you annoying birds who care for this forest. Once the Kachus are gone, the
forest will die and become the dark and spooky forest that I named it.

[Queen does evil laugh and leaves. After awhile, the Kachus slowly start returning to check on Snow
White.]
KACHUS
Mi, mi, mi.
 [Sad music plays as the Kachus gather twigs and blankets and pillows and build a nest
around Snow White.]
[The soldiers return with the narrator as their captive.]
NARRTOR

And the seven little Kachus all gathered around Snow White to do what they could do to keep Snow
White comfortable. They wanted to help and did it in the only way they knew how... by building a nest.
SOLDIER BILL
How sad is that?
SOLDIER TED
Those little birds don't look like they hurt her to they?
SOLDIER BILL
Somehow something doesn't seem right here.
SOLDIER TED
Do you ever wonder if we're on the wrong side?
SOLDIER BILL
Like we're doing bad things instead of good.
[SOLDIER BILL goes up a little closer to Snow White and SOLDIER TED follows. Narrator sneaks off
while they are distracted.]
SOLDIER TED

Exactly... I mean I am trying to do a good thing by following orders, but what if the orders are bad. Am I
good because I followed orders or am I bad because I followed bad orders?
SOLDIER BILL
Look here... deep fried apple churro. Doesn't that old lady from Apple Blossom Orchard make these?
SOLDIER TED
That's right! Maybe she is behind all this?!
SOLDIER BILL
We must tell the Queen!
SOLDIER TED
Thank goodness. I was starting to wonder if the Queen did this.
SOLDIER BILL
Shush your mouth!
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Sorry.
SOLDIER BILL
Where is the narrator?
SOLDIER TED
Ah! He escaped!
SOLDIER
After him!
[Soldiers run off. The narrator sneaks back in from the opposite direction.]
NARRATOR
Suddenly, one of the Kachus named Flap started flapping his little wings. He had an idea.
[Flap flaps his wings and gets the other's attention.]
FLAP
Mi, mi, mi!
OTHER KACHUS
Mi, mi, mi?
NARRATOR

He said he wanted to go get help. Perhaps there was a doctor or some sort of Prince wondering the woods
who could help. There was always a Prince or two wondering around looking for adventures and damsels
in distress to save. These were the days before video games and tv and young men had to find something
to fill their time.
FLAP
Mi, mi, mi!
FLIT
Chubo.
NARRATOR
So Flit and Flap decided to go in search of help.
[Flit and Flap walk off. Other Kachus wave and lights fade to black.]