What is the purpose of stage directions?(1 point)

Responses

They tell how characters move or act.
They tell how characters move or act.

They tell the audience when to laugh or clap during a scene.
They tell the audience when to laugh or clap during a scene.

They tell what a character is saying.
They tell what a character is saying.

They give the playwright’s personal feelings about a character and their actions.

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The correct response is:

They tell how characters move or act.

Sojourner Truth
by Joanna Evans

The fight for suffrage drives a wedge between a spirited young woman and her mother. . . .

Characters

NARRATOR

REBECCA, 17 years old

MAMA, her mother

BEFORE RISE: NARRATOR enters, addresses audience.

NARRATOR: Did you know that women in the United States weren’t allowed to vote until 1920? That’s when the 19th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified, extending voting rights to all women. If you do your math, you’ll find that women couldn’t vote for nearly 150 years after our nation was created out of the Revolutionary War. . .talk about injustice!

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Use the passage to answer the question.

What conclusions can you draw from the fact that the final words of the play are spoken from offstage? Select the two correct answers.

(1 point)
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Rebecca represents the younger generation who is ready for change, and won’t wait for her mother, who represents the older generation that will be left behind if

the young generation moves forward.

The offstage dialogue emphasizes the ongoing nature of the fight for equal rights, suggesting that the struggle continues beyond what is shown in the play.

Which is always true of a soliloquy but not a monologue?(1 point)
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A soliloquy enhances the dramatic text.
A soliloquy enhances the dramatic text.

A soliloquy moves the action forward.
A soliloquy moves the action forward.

A soliloquy occurs when the speaker thinks they are alone.
A soliloquy occurs when the speaker thinks they are alone.

A soliloquy is addressed to another character or to the audience.

The correct response is:

A soliloquy occurs when the speaker thinks they are alone.

How can a reader identify dramatic irony in a text?(1 point)
Responses

by noticing when they know something the character does not
by noticing when they know something the character does not

by guessing when a character is about to encounter a major problem
by guessing when a character is about to encounter a major problem

by identifying when characters with different perspectives are speaking sarcastically
by identifying when characters with different perspectives are speaking sarcastically

by examining the situation when a character has fallen for a trick

The correct response is:

by noticing when they know something the character does not.

Sojourner Truth
by Joanna Evans

NARRATOR: Did you know that women in the United States weren’t allowed to vote until 1920? That’s when the 19th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified, extending voting rights to all women. If you do your math, you’ll find that women couldn’t vote for nearly 150 years after our nation was created out of the Revolutionary War. . .talk about injustice!

I have a very interesting story to tell you today. It’s about how women got together, starting in 1848 with the first Women’s Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York, to fight to end slavery and secure the right to vote for all Americans.

It took a long time, but the fight they started paid off.

Two of the women at the forefront of these struggles were Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Stanton. They traveled widely, meeting with women, speaking to audiences large and small, urging an end to slavery and voting rights for all. Often traveling with them was a six-foot-tall black woman, a freed

woman named Sojourner Truth, who was known for her powerful speeches and advocacy for both women's rights and the abolition of slavery.

Sojourner Truth’s most famous speech, "Ain't I a Woman?", delivered at the Women's Rights Convention in 1851, highlighted the intersections of race and gender, drawing attention to the struggles faced by Black women. Her words resonated deeply, challenging the prevailing notions of womanhood and equality.

Throughout the years, women like Truth, Anthony, and Stanton rallied together, forming alliances and fighting relentlessly for social justice. Their determination laid the groundwork for future generations to continue the fight for equality, culminating in the eventual ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920.

The legacy of their work reminds us of the importance of solidarity in social movements and the ongoing struggle for rights that persists to this day. As we reflect on their contributions, we honor the courage and resilience of those who paved the way for progress in women's rights and civil rights overall.

The Man Without a Country
by Hackett, Walter (adaptation)

NARRATOR: Fort Massac is a small yet strategic United States Army outpost that stands on the muddy banks of the lower Mississippi River. In this year of 1805, its officers and men are lonely and none too happy about it. But on this particular day the outpost is buzzing with excitement. A famous guest has come to visit—Aaron Burr! Aaron Burr, former Vice-President of the United States, rabid Federalist, master politician, smooth-tongued orator; Aaron Burr, the man who had killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel. The Colonel, disappointed that Mr. Burr’s visit will be a brief one, attempts to prolong his stay.

The Man Without a Country, by Edward Everett Hale, adapted by Walter Hackett. leman, by Moliere, adapted by Lewy Olfson. © This play is reprinted from Plays, The Drama Magazine for Young People with the permission of the publisher Plays/Sterling Partners Inc. 897 Washington Street #600160, Newton, MA 02460

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