In the multi-drafting process, what does a reader look for in the second reading of a drama?
A)How each scene moves the story forward
B)When and where the action takes place(I PICK THIS)
C)The theme of the drama
D)The internal and external conflicts
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I think it's not B. In the multi-draft process, the teacher or the writer of the program may choose any number of different aspects of a text to look for in the second and third readings. The theme of the text (and such things as setting and time of the drama or story) should be apparent on first reading. The internal conflicts may not be obvious on first reading. And the structure of the piece (story, drama, whatever) may be analyzed on a second or third reading. I suspect either A or D is the "correct" answer, but I have no way of knowing what you have been instructed to look for on second reading or third reading.
Oh okay, thank you for the help.
Let me add that the time and place (when and where) should be obvious on the first reading. To give an example of a couple of plays (not the one you are reading, I'm sure), THE NIGHT OF JANUARY 16TH takes place entirely in a courtroom (it's a murder trial) during the time the trial takes place. THE SUBJECT WAS ROSES takes place entirely within the apartment the family lives in over the course of one weekend. Those things are obvious upon first reading.
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