IXL | Read drama | 5th grade language arts

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Fastest Man on Earth

CAST OF CHARACTERS:

Chloe, an eleven-year-old girl

Teddy, Chloe's father

Amoy, Chloe's mother

Uncle Ace, Chloe's uncle

SET DESCRIPTIONS:

Scene 1: the living room of Chloe, Teddy, and Amoy's house. The furniture includes a sofa and a television set. There is a clock on the wall. A door leads to the street, and a window looks out on the street.

Scene 2: the same living room. The room is filled with a large group of Chloe's relatives.

PROPS:

Prop for Scene 1: a book

Props for Scene 2: small black, yellow, and green Jamaican flags; shirts and hats in these same colors. The shirts and hats are worn by all of the characters.

What is the play about?

A man is disappointed to miss the Olympic race that he was so excited to watch.

A man shares with his daughter why he is so excited about Usain Bolt's Olympic race.

A father who loves sports and a daughter who loves reading learn about each other's interests.

A Jamaican family watches Usain Bolt injure his leg in his second Olympic race.

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The Secret Superpower

CAST OF CHARACTERS:

Jana, a twelve-year-old girl

Auntie Timika, Jana's aunt

Rupert, Jana's classmate

Keisha, Jana's classmate

Hal, Jana's classmate

Tessa, Jana's classmate

SET DESCRIPTIONS:

Scene 1: a small kitchen in an apartment

Scene 2: a backyard, decorated for a birthday party. A table and chairs are in the backyard.

PROPS:

Props for Scene 1: carrots, a cutting board, a knife, a container of pasta, a wooden spoon, a pot, Jana's well-worn sketchbook, and Jana's cell phone

Props for Scene 2: party decorations, snacks, a comic book, Jana's backpack, and the same sketchbook as in Scene 1

What is the play about?

A girl who loves to draw comics makes new friends at a party.

A group of friends decides to create a comic book series together.

A girl throws a superhero-themed surprise birthday party for a new student.

A boy is disappointed when he isn't included in a friend's comic book.

key idea

A play is a story that is written so it can be performed for an audience. A play tells you what the actors say and do to help the audience understand the story.

Plays are often divided into different

scenes,

or parts of the play. When a new scene starts, that shows you that either time has passed or the setting has changed.

solution

In Scene 1, a girl named Jana shows the comics she has drawn to her aunt, and then a classmate invites her to his birthday party.

In Scene 2, Jana attends the birthday party, and her classmates discuss comic books.

So, the play is about a girl who loves to draw comics and makes new friends at a party.

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