Have you ever seen a live performance that was so badly presented it was entertaining?
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A live theatrical performance is a two-way relationship between the performers and the audience. Make a list of ways in which the performers affect the audience. Then, next to that list, jot down typical audience reactions to the performance. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Why do young people in love sometimes experience conflict with their parents? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What is the best way to resolve a conflict? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
How do you go about solving your problems or conflicts? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
How would you feel if someone you liked suddenly stopped liking you?
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Jot down some of the feelings and reactions you might have toward someone whom you felt had stopped liking you.
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Think of a time when you got so involved in a play or movie that you temporarily forgot that it was not real. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Think of a movie or book in which characters have an unusual experience that makes them shake their heads and ask, “Did that really happen?”
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List stories, novels, movies, and television shows in which a character has an amazing experience and then wakes up to realize it was just a dream. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What are some things that make you laugh? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Do you ever wonder why sometimes things that were not intended to be humorous seem funny?
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Have you ever listened to a language you don’t speak and yet felt that you understood? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Do you like remakes of movies and songs? Or is it best to stick with originals, in your opinion? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What is the most impressive costume you’ve ever seen? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Why are some people comfortable in front of an audience while others are not? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Vocabulary! J
Dissemble _______________________________________________________
Flout _______________________________________________________
Wanton _______________________________________________________
Bequeath _______________________________________________________
Chide _______________________________________________________
Derision _______________________________________________________
Entreat _______________________________________________________
Rebuke _______________________________________________________
Recompense _______________________________________________________
Sojourn _______________________________________________________
Spurn _______________________________________________________
Discourse _______________________________________________________
Enmity _______________________________________________________
Paragon _______________________________________________________
Amends _______________________________________________________
Audacious _______________________________________________________
Gait _______________________________________________________
Premeditated _______________________________________________________
Reprehend _______________________________________________________
Satire _______________________________________________________
Transfigure _______________________________________________________