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Follow-up
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The Gift of the Magi.
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The Gift of the Magi & other stories
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| Dramatization
Animators and movie makers use a technique called "story-boarding" to illustrate the scenes as they want them to be represented on screen. A story board is like a sketch of the characters and setting, with the intention of visually interpreting, plot, conflict and theme. Even though it may be difficult to draw illustrations that would interpret events from a story such as The Gift of the Magi, it is possible to provide short written descriptions of each scene as it is intended to be portrayed. This is a common technique in script writing. |
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| Plot a new ending for the story.
Imagine that Della tries to buy back Jim's watch. How will she raise the money? What will Jim's reaction be? |
Draw a few sketches that illustrate the scenes from the story
or write descriptions of the scenes as you would like them to
be portrayed.
In groups of three, plan and perform a short skit using the dialog you have created and the scenes you have visualized. |
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| Think carefully of all the elements you have worked with in the five short stories: character, setting, plot, conflict and theme. How does your new ending relate to each of these elements? | ||||||||||||
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