Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Focus on Plays/Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing

1. ORGANIZING How is the play different from a fictional story, such as the ones you have already read in Journeys or American Stories? What features do they share?

2. ANALYZING In what ways does a play remind you of movies you of movies or television shows?

3. GENERATING How would the play have been different if a character other than Peter had narrated it. Explain.

4. INTEGRATING Why are stage directions so important in a play? Give examples of how stage directions helped you better understand "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing."

5. EVALUATING If you could play a character in "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing" who would you choose? Why?

31 comments:

  1. 2. Movies and TV shows, along with plays, show characters who work through problems. In plays, the story is told more through dialogue because all action has to take place on a stage.

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  2. 5. If I were to choose who I would like to be I would choose Peter. I would play Peter because he is the narrator and being the narrator which is very fun to play. Peter is also very kind,nice, and generes. So that is why I would choose Peter.

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  3. 1.I would want to be fug in talse of a fourth grade nothing because fug is the funniest in the story.

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  4. 5. If I could be a charater in Talse of a Fourth Grade Nothing,I would be Fudge because he is funny and I like being a babay in plays because I li8ke the way they talk.

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  5. 2. movies and plays are different because movies are on TV and plays are people on the stage acting.

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  6. Movies are different than plays because some of the plays are on a stage some of plays are outside and plays sometimes have an audience.The movies are watched on tv or big screen.

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  7. If I could be a character from the story I would be Fudge because he is funny.

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  8. 2. Plays remined me of the tv show or movie there playing becase it's on a stage in a theatera.Tatum.Beck

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  9. 5.If I could be a character I tales of a Forth Grade Nothing I would be the mother because I like her part and I am a girl so a girl would like to be a girl.

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  10. 2.Plays remind me of tv shows and movies because each person has a differnt part and there are settings and actors.

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  11. 5.If I could be any character in the Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing I would be the dad because I am calm and can have a deep voice.

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  12. Dear Sara,

    I like your comment very much because it tells you more then ome answer. Which I think gives me great imformation . I could read it very well and it made sense. I loved your blog. It was one of the best comments I ever saw.

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  13. 3.The play would be diffent because it would be the other actors opinion of what thay think.

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  14. 5.I like Jordans comment because I agree Fuge is funny

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    If I played a character I would like to be the main charactor Petter or the funniest character Fuge.That is how I would like to be in the play.

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  16. 3.The play would be different because Peter wouldn't beable to tell the audience how he feels about the play.

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  17. 5.If I could play a character in the Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing I would be dad because he's demanding and he works at a juice company.

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  18. Mimi you were great in you'r grammer. Maybe you could add one more adjective to discribe why you would want to be dad. Overall you were fantastic.You'r Friend Tatum.Beck

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  19. 5.I would be Peter because I like to narrate plays.3.The narration would be diffrent because another narrater would tell it from there point of view and it would sound diffrent than Peters voice.

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  20. 5. If i could choose a person to be it would be dad because i like to be quiet and he does not talk a lot.

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  21. Dear Mimi,

    I think you did a good job describing.Also you do have a deep voice so you would be a good dad. GOOD JOB!!!

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  22. 5. If I could be a character in a Fourth Grade Nothing it would be Mr. Yarby because he owns Juicy - O.

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  23. 5.If i could play a charocter in Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing I would be mom because I am not mean like MRS.Yarby and I will not play as a boy

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  24. Dear Jordan ilke your answer my person was dad becase he's demanding and Fudge is so funnyyyyy!

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  25. 5.I would play mrs.Yarby because it seems like she's the one with all the action an drama and i love drama.

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  26. If I could be one of the chractors I would be Fudge because I play with my toys and never put them down. I`ll keep plaing.

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  27. dear jessie,

    I think you are right becaues some people think plays are moves.

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  28. 2.A play can take place outside and on a stage.A movie can take place place on a tv or big sceen.A play and a movie is not alike because a movie dose not have names in front of the charactor,s speaking part.

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  29. 5.I would want to be peter form the play A Tale of the Forth Grade Nothing because he is smart.

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  30. Mrs.Roberts I agree with you because plays go along with Tv shows and movies.Plays do be on stage.

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  31. If I was a character in tales of a fourth grade nothing I would be fudge because he is jest like me and when i was little i did stuff like fudge i did stuff like that to my brother like through toy cars at him and mess with his stuff.

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