elements of drama i speak, i say, i talk · 2020. 1. 3. · by arnold l. shapiro. solo 1: cats...

Elements of Drama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Look at Me Now! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

I Speak, I Say, I Talk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Shadow Dance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Fooba Wooba John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Supper with the Queen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

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Drama Activities (for Look at Me Now!) . . . . . . .26

Drama Activities (for I Speak, I Say, I Talk) . . . . .28

Drama Activities (for Shadow Dance)

That Goat Has GOT to Go!

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Drama Activities (for Fooba Wooba John) . . . .32

Drama Activities (for Supper with the Queen) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Drama Activities (for That Goat Has GOT to Go!) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Read the plays and activities to the children.

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A play is a story that is meant to be performed for an audience, a group of people.

A play is told mainly through the words the characters speak.It can be read aloud or acted out.

When you take part in a play, remember to read the character’s words the way you think the character might say them.

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A play is made up of different parts. All of the parts work together to tell a story.

• The list of characters at the beginning of a play tells who the characters are.

• The people who play the parts of the characters are called actors.

• Some plays have a narrator. The narrator tells the audience what is happening in the play.

• The setting is where and when the play takes place. Many plays have more than one setting.

• The dialogue is the lines of text the characters speak in the play. The characters’ names appear before the lines they speak.

Important Words to Know• play• character• actor• narrator• setting• dialogue

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by Alice Boynton

CAST:Child 1

Child 2

Child 3

Child 4

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All: When I was a little baby, Child 1: I could smile. Child 2: I could cry. Child 3: I could drink milk. Child 4: I could hold my toes. All: But when I was a little baby, Child 1: I couldn’t eat spaghetti. Child 2: I couldn’t say my name. Child 3: I couldn’t catch a ball. Child 4: I couldn’t play games. All: Just look at me now!

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All: When I was one year old, Child 1: I could wave. Child 2: I could walk. Child 3: I could play peekaboo. Child 4: I could sit in a highchair. All: But when I was one year old, Child 1: I couldn’t talk on the telephone, Child 2: I couldn’t draw an elephant. Child 3: I couldn’t climb a tree. Child 4: I couldn’t wash my hands. All: Just look at me now! All: When I was two years old, Child 1: I could play in the sandbox. Child 2: I could look at picture books. Child 3: I could eat with a spoon. Child 4: I could blow bubbles.

Look at Me Now 5


All: But when I was two years old, Child 1: I couldn’t write my name. Child 2: I couldn’t jump rope. Child 3: I couldn’t button my coat. Child 4: I couldn’t make a tent. All: Just look at me now! All: When I was three years old, Child 1: I could ride a tricycle. Child 2: I could count 1, 2, 3. Child 3: I could put on my socks. Child 4: I could build with blocks. All: But when I was three years old, Child 1: I couldn’t read a story. Child 2: I couldn’t pour my juice. Child 3: I couldn’t tie my shoes. Child 4: I couldn’t skip. All: Just look at me now!

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All: When I was four years old, Child 1: I could dance and sing. Child 2: I could wash the dog. Child 3: I could paint. Child 4: I could brush my teeth. All: But when I was four years old, Child 1: I couldn’t push a big cart. Child 2: I couldn’t write the letters. Child 3: I couldn’t play kickball. Child 4: I couldn’t count to fi ft y. All: Just look at me now! All: When I was fi ve years old, Child 1: I could stand on one foot. Child 2: I could make my bed. Child 3: I could play dress-up. Child 4: I could do puzzles.

Look at Me Now 7


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All: But when I was fi ve years old, Child 1: I couldn’t make a sandwich. Child 2: I couldn’t spell pig. Child 3: I couldn’t remember my address. Child 4: I couldn’t count by tens. All: Just look at me now! All: Now I’m in fi rst grade. Child 1: I can stand on my head. Child 2: I can be in a play. Child 3: I can set the table. Child 4: I can read numbers. All: And now that I’m in fi rst grade, Child 1: I can fl y a kite. Child 2: I can add 3 + 2 = 5. Child 3: I can feed my bird. Child 4: I can play in a band. All: Just look at me now!



by Arnold L. Shapiro

Solo 1: Cats purr. Solo 2: Lions roar. Solo 3: Owls hoot. Solo 4: Bears snore. Solo 5: Crickets creak. Solo 6: Mice squeak. Solo 7: Sheep baa. All: But I speak! Solo 1: Monkeys chatter. Solo 2: Cows moo. Solo 3: Ducks quack. Solo 4: Doves coo.

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Solo 5: Pigs squeal. Solo 6: Horses neigh. Solo 7: Chickens cluck. All: But I say! Solo 1: Flies hum. Solo 2: Dogs growl. Solo 3: Bats screech. Solo 4: Coyotes howl. Solo 5: Frogs croak. Solo 6: Parrots squawk. Solo 7: Bees buzz. All: But I talk!



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by Ivy O. Eastwick

Group 1: O Shadow,Dear Shadow,Come, Shadow,And dance!

Group 2: On the wallIn the fi relightLet both of Us prance!

Solo 1: I raise my arms, thus! Solo 2: And you raise

Your arms, so!

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Group 1: And dancingAnd leapingAnd laughingWe go!

Group 2: From the wallTo the ceilingFrom ceilingTo wall,

All: Just you and I, Shadow,And none elseAt all.

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Fooba Wooba JohnAmerican folk song

Solo 1: Saw a fl ea kick a tree, All: Fooba wooba, fooba wooba, Solo 1: Saw a fl ea kick a tree, All: Fooba wooba John. Solo 1: Saw a fl ea kick a tree

In the middle of the sea, All: Fooba wooba, fooba wooba,

Fooba wooba John. Solo 2: Saw a crow fl ying low, All: Fooba wooba, fooba wooba, Solo 2: Saw a crow fl ying low, All: Fooba wooba John. Solo 2: Saw a crow fl ying low

Several miles beneath the snow, All: Fooba wooba, fooba wooba,

Fooba wooba John.

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Solo 3: Saw a whale chase a snail, All: Fooba wooba, fooba wooba, Solo 3: Saw a whale chase a snail, All: Fooba wooba John. Solo 3: Saw a whale chase a snail

All around a water pail, All: Fooba wooba, fooba wooba,

Fooba wooba John. Solo 4: Saw a bear scratch his ear, All: Fooba wooba, fooba wooba, Solo 4: Saw a bear scratch his ear, All: Fooba wooba John. Solo 4: Saw a bear scratch his ear

Wonderin’ what we’re doing here, All: Fooba wooba, fooba wooba,

Fooba wooba John.



by Sally Jarvis

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CAST:William

Storyteller

Queen

1st Traveler

2nd Traveler

William: Here I am in the woods. What can I eat for supper?

Storyteller: He looks in his pockets. William: Oh, ho! Here is an onion! I will

have onion soup! Storyteller: He makes a fi re. He puts a pan on the

fi re and he puts in some water and the onion.

1st Traveler: Well, what do I see here? Are you cooking supper?

William: Yes. It is onion soup!

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1st Traveler: If I help you cook it, may I have some, too?

William: Th at’s fair. How can you help? 1st Traveler: I have a banana. Th ere is nothing

like a banana to make good soup. William: Banana soup? I don’t think . . . Storyteller: But it is too late. Th e traveler has

put the banana into the soup, skin and all.

2nd Traveler: Well, hello! Are you two having supper?

William: We are cooking some soup. 2nd Traveler: If I help you cook it, may I eat it

with you? 1st Traveler: How will you help? 2nd Traveler: I have some good pig’s feet. I will

put them into the soup. William: But . . . Storyteller: Too late! Th e traveler puts the pig’s

feet into the soup. A queen comes into the woods.



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Queen: What, ho! What are you doing in my woods?

William: Oh, dear me! We didn’t know the woods were yours!

1st Traveler: We are having supper. Do you mind?

Queen: Well . . . 2nd Traveler: Would you have supper with us? Queen: I think that would be fun! I have

never eaten outside. Storyteller: She sits down. William gives out

the soup. Th ey each take a sip. 1st Traveler: Ugh! 2nd Traveler: Ugh! Queen: Ugh! What is in this soup? William: Th ere are onions, bananas, and

pig’s feet. Storyteller: She is smart but she doesn’t know

how to cook.

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Queen: No wonder it is no good. It doesn’t have any chocolate cake in it. Everything tastes better with chocolate cake. How lucky I have some with me!

Storyteller: Before William can say a word, the queen drops some chocolate cake into the soup.

1st Traveler: Now some salt. William: But . . . 2nd Traveler: Here is the pepper! William: But . . . Queen: Did you put in any sugar? Storyteller: William walks away. William: I will just go hungry. Th e next time

there will be one cook—ME!

Cultural Perspective

Guide children to perform the play. Ask questions to check comprehension and guide children to ask questions about the characters, plot, and setting. Discuss with children that the play takes place in a diff erent culture and time period.



by Anne M. Miranda

CAST:Storyteller Grandma Ann

Sister Kate Goat

Cousin Steve Mother

Joe Grandpa Pete

Brother Bill Auntie Bess

Father

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Storyteller: Young Kate and Steve and Brother Bill all live with Joe, high on a hill. A lot of pets live in their house—a dog, a cat, and one gray mouse.

Brother Bill: I have a dog that likes to run. My dog and I have lots of fun.

Sister Kate: I have a cat with yellow fur. My cat is soft and likes to purr.

Cousin Steve: I have a mouse with little feet. Hard cheese is what it likes to eat.

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Joe: I have no pet to hug and squeeze—No dog, no cat, no mouse, no cheese! I think I’ll get a billy goat. I’ll feed him hay and brush his coat.

Storyteller: Joe got a billy goat that day. But did that goat eat nice fresh hay? Oh, no! What did he fi nd to munch? A pair of purple socks for lunch!

Goat: Bleat, bleat! Socks to eat. Storyteller: Goat ate and ate and did not rest.

The family said he was a pest. Mother: I had a juicy peach, you see. But

that goat ate it—one, two, three! Goat: Bleat, bleat! Peach to eat. Mother: No peach for Mother? Listen, Joe,

I think that goat has got to go. Father: I had two shoes, a left and right. But

that goat ate them both one night. Goat: Bleat, bleat! Shoes to eat. Father: No shoes for Father? Listen, Joe,

I think that goat has got to go! Sister Kate: I put some fish on my cat’s plate.

The kitty’s fish is what Goat ate.



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Goat: Bleat, bleat! Fish to eat. Sister Kate: No fi sh for kitty? Listen, Joe, I think

that goat has got to go! Brother Bill: I had a favorite baseball mitt. Th at

goat of Joe’s ate every bit. Goat: Bleat, bleat! Mitt to eat. Brother Bill: No mitt for baseball? Listen, Joe,

I think that goat has got to go! Grandpa Pete: I hung my clothes outside to dry.

Goat ate my sweater, belt, and tie. Goat: Bleat, bleat! Clothes to eat. Grandpa Pete: No clothes for Grandpa? Listen,

Joe, I think that goat has got to go! Grandma Ann: I set a pie out on the sill. Th at goat

sat down and ate his fi ll. Goat: Bleat, bleat! Pie to eat. Grandma Ann: No pie for supper? Listen, Joe,

I think that goat has got to go! Auntie Bess: I had a yellow hat with bows. Why

that goat ate it, goodness knows! Goat: Bleat, bleat! Hat to eat. Auntie Bess: No hat for Auntie? Listen, Joe,

I think that goat has got to go!

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Cousin Steve: I put my coat down on a chair. When I came back it wasn’t there!

Goat: Bleat, bleat! Coat to eat. Cousin Steve: No coat for winter? Listen, Joe,

I think that goat has got to go! Joe: Oh, I am feeling sad and blue. My

goat has eaten Father’s shoe. He ate a mitt, a hat, and tie. He ate my grandma’s apple pie. What can I do to stop my goat from eating Steve’s warm winter coat? I’ll have to tie him with a rope. Th en he can’t be a pest, I hope.

Storyteller: Joe walked to school one foggy day. He didn’t stop to laugh or play. Joe and his goat marched down the trail. He had his lunch inside a pail. An apple fell out on the ground. A sandwich dropped without a sound. Some carrot sticks were next to go. Soon there was no lunch left for Joe. At school, Joe told his pet to wait. He tied Goat to the big front gate. Joe went to class. And then at noon he got his lunch pail, fork, and spoon.

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Storyteller: Th ere was no lunch inside Joe’s pail. He lost his food along the trail. Each thing had fallen bit by bit. But Joe thought Goat had eaten it.

Joe: No food at lunch time? Th at’s not nice! I should have gotten two pet mice. No dog would eat my lunch like that. And neither would a kitty cat.

Goat: Bleat, bleat! Nothing to eat. Storyteller: Soon it was time for Joe to go. But

thick fog made the going slow. Joe could not see one step ahead. He held Goat’s rope and shook his head.

Joe: I think that we are lost, my friend. I cannot see around the bend. I cannot see a tree or log. I cannot see in all this fog.

Storyteller: Just then, that goat began to bleat! His nose found something good to eat.

Goat: Bleat, bleat! Meat to eat! Joe: I’ll stop and let you look around.

Please, tell me, what else have you found?

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Goat: Bleat, bleat! Bread to eat. Joe: You found my sandwich on the

trail! It must have fallen from my pail.

Goat: Bleat, bleat! Apple to eat. Joe: Just fi nd what’s next along the trail.

Please fi nd what’s missing from my pail. Th at’s how we’ll get back home today. Your nose will help us fi nd the way.

Storyteller: Back home, his Mom and Dad and Bill all looked for Joe up on the hill. His Grandma Ann beat on a pail. And Grandpa yelled along the trail.

Joe: Yoo-hoo! I’m here! I’m safe and sound. Th anks to my goat and what he found.

Storyteller: Th en everybody jumped for joy. Th ey saw that goat and their lost boy.

Joe: My goat has led me to my house. He’s better than a little mouse. He’s better than a cat or dog. He led me home in this thick fog. Please tell me, does Goat have to go? Both he and I just have to know!



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All : Th at goat’s a hero! Hip hooray! We think that goat has got to stay!

Storyteller: Sister Kate and Joe’s big brother, Auntie Bess and Dad and Mother, his Grandma, Steve, and Grandpa Pete all gave that goat a great big treat.

Mother: Have a peach! Grandma Ann: Try some pie! Sister Kate: Want some fi sh? Grandpa Pete : Eat my tie!

Brother Bill : Here’s a baseball! Father: Chew my slipper! Auntie Bess: Taste my hat?

Cousin Steve: Try this zipper. Goat: Bleat, bleat! Treats to eat! All: Th at goat’s a hero! Hip hooray! Yes,

yes! Th at goat has got to stay!

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ActivitiesDRAMA

DRAMA ACTIVITY:

Draw Pictures of Things You Did

Read the play Look at Me Now. It tells about how children grow. Actors tell what they could do at different ages.

What could you do when you were:

• one-year old?

• two-years old?

• three-years old?

• four-years old?

• five-years old?

What can you do now? Draw pictures that show what you could do at each age. Label your pictures.


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DRAMA ACTIVITY:

Performance Activity: Act Out the Play

The play Look at Me Now has four characters.

Read aloud each line. Then act out what the character says. Here are some ideas:

• Child 1 says “I could smile.” Smile when you say that line.

• Child 2 says, “I could walk.” Take three steps.

• Child 3 says, “I could put on socks.” Act out putting on socks.

• Child 4 says, “I could brush my teeth.” Act out brushing your teeth.

In a group, read aloud the play. Do simple moves to act out each line.

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ActivitiesDRAMA

DRAMA ACTIVITY:

Write Your Own! I Speak, I Say, I Talk tells about sounds

that animals make. What else makes a noise? Work with

a partner to write a play about sounds. Here is a sample play:

Solo 1: Bells ring.Solo 2: Clocks tick.Solo 3: Horns honk.Solo 4: Planes roar.Solo 5: Doors slam.

All: But I SING!

Think of things in your home or at school that make noise. What makes noise otuside?Add them to your play.

In a small group, take turns acting out your plays. Use your voice, hands, and feet to sound like each thing.



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DRAMA ACTIVITY:

Performance Activity: Act It Out!

Take turns making the animal sounds in I Speak, I Say, I Talk. Act out the parts of the animals. Here are some ideas:

Solo 2: Open your mouth wide. Roar.

Solo 3: Make your arms look like wings. Move them up and down. Hoot.

Solo 4: Close your eyes. Pretend to sleep. Snore.

Solo 5: Move your arms like wings. Creak.

Solo 6: Scurry across the floor. Twitch your nose. Squeak.

All: Point to your mouth. Speak!

Act out the rest of the play with your group.

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ActivitiesDRAMA ACTIVITIES:

Performance Activity: Dance Like Your Shadow

In the play Shadow Dance, a shadow speaks and dances. Act out being many different things.

For example, dance and talk like a:

• chair

• animal

• tree

• raindrop

• flower

Come up with your own ideas. Think of how these things might dance or act. Put on a play.

DRAMA


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DRAMA ACTIVITIES:

Mirror, Mirror

Play a mirror game.

• Look in a mirror. Wave your right hand. You will see your reflection’s hand wave. But your reflection’s left hand is waving. It does what you do, but on the opposite side.

• Stand in front of a friend. Pretend to be a mirror. Ask your friend to look in the mirror and move. If your friend’s left arm moves, you move your right arm. Your arms will look as if they are moving together.

• Now your friend can move. If he or she scratches his head, you scratch your head. But do it on the opposite side.

• Take turns being the person and the reflection in the mirror.

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Fooba Wooba JohnWhich Words Rhyme?

Fooba Wooba John is a folk song. The words fooba wooba are made up. They have no meaning, but they rhyme.Can you find other words in the song that rhyme?

• Look at the first line. Which word in that line rhymes with flea? In line 6, what other word rhymes with flea?

• Count down to line 9. Which word rhymes with crow? There is also another word that rhymes with crow. It is near the bottom of the page. Which word is it?

• Read the rest of the song. Can you find more words that rhyme? Look for two words that rhyme with whale. What are they?

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Fooba Wooba JohnPerformance Activity: Play Charades

Fooba Wooba John has four solo parts. Each part is about a different animal. The actor shows the animal’s actions.

To help you act out the parts, play a game of charades. In charades, you act like an animal without using any words or sounds.

Take turns acting out animals from Fooba Wooba John.

• Jump around like a flea.

• Flap your wings like a crow.

• Walk and show your teeth like a bear.

• Guess which animal each person is.

Now, in a small group, act out the parts from the play. Do what the play says you should do.

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The Narrator

Reread Supper with the Queen. The play has five characters. One of them is the Storyteller.

The Storyteller is the narrator. The narrator has a special job. He or she talks to the audience. He or she fills in parts of the story that are now shown. Answer the following.

1. Where does William find an onion? How do you know?

2. What do the two travelers add to the soup? How do you know?

3. What does the Storyteller say about the Queen?

Talk with a partner. What if another traveler comes? What might he or she add to the soup? What would the narrator say? Write it on a sheet of paper.

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Performance Activity: Cook for the Queen

In Supper with the Queen, the characters make soup. With a group, pretend to cook a meal. You are the cooks in the royal kitchen.

• Pretend to make a pot of soup. Tell what you are putting into it. Act as if you are stirring the soup. Then taste it. Pour the soup into a bowl.

• Pretend to bake a cake. Act as if you are putting it into the oven. Take it out. Pretend to decorate it. Then cut the cake. Put a slice on a plate.

• What will you serve the Queen to drink? You could pretend to make punch. Put juice and fruit into a bowl.Then pour some punch into a cup.

• Act as if the Queen has come to eat her meal. Set the table. Serve the meal.

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Rhymes About Pets

The play That Goat Has GOT to Go! is about pets. The play uses rhyme to tell about the different pets. With a partner, answer these questions:

1. Brother Bill tells about his dog. He uses words that rhyme. Which of his words rhyme?

2. Sister Kate tells about her cat. She uses rhyming words. Which of her words rhyme?

3. Cousin Steve tells about his mouse. He uses words that rhyme. Which of his words rhyme?

What other animals might make fun pets? Give it a name. Think of something that your pet might like to do.

Write two lines about your pet. Use words that rhyme at the end of each line.

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Performance Activity: Now You Try!

When you act, you speak as your character would speak. You move as that person would move.

• In some plays, actors make up their own lines. You have to think about what the character would say.

• Work with a partner. Take turns acting as if you want a new pet. One partner will ask his or her parent for a pet.

• Think of the pet you want. Make up some lines to ask for the pet. Tell why you want this pet. Tell how you will take care of it.

• The other partner will be the parent. The mother or father will say “yes” or “no.” Think of good reasons for your answer. Then say “yes” or “no.” Give your reasons.

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Genre Study

Talk About It It’s fun to talk about what you read! Find a partner or a small group. Share your ideas and questions. Follow these tips.• Take turns.• Listen quietly while others are speaking.• Look at the person who is speaking.• Look at your audience when you are speaking.• Speak correctly so that others can understand you.• Ask questions correctly so that others can

understand you.• Be respectful of what others are saying.

Write About It• You can also write about you read. • Write about you liked or didn’t like. • What questions did you have? • What would you tell a friend about it?

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