English 10 · Week 21 · Tragedy, Drama, and Language
Dialogue and Subtext
Reading what characters mean but do not say.
- Students will
- Students analyze subtext: what characters mean but do not say.
- SEL skill
- Read tone and body language to infer what is unsaid
- What it looks like
- Students read tone, body language, and unspoken feelings.
- Content focus
- Subtext in dialogue
- Format
- Role play
Social awareness
Social awareness is trying to see through someone else's eyes and caring about their experience, especially when it is different from yours. More social awareness activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- RL.9-10.3: Reading: Literature, Grades 9 to 10, Standard 3
- RL.9-10.1: Reading: Literature, Grades 9 to 10, Standard 1
- CA ELD standards: ELD.PI.9-10.6 Reading and viewing closely
- CA ELA/ELD Framework theme: Meaning Making
- Works with: Drama
- Popular books named: Macbeth, A Raisin in the Sun
Fits these textbook chapters
- StudySync Grade 10, Unit 3: Technical Difficulties
- myPerspectives English Language Arts Grade 10, Unit 6: Blindness and Sight
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More social awareness activities for English 10
- Voices from Around the World Social awarenessAnalyzing cultural experience in world literature and practicing curiosity over judgment.
- Reading Between Cultures Social awarenessInferring unstated cultural norms with evidence.
- Power and Who Holds It Social awarenessAnalyzing power dynamics between characters and fairness in groups.
- Narrative Point of View Shifts Social awarenessRetelling a scene from a minor character's point of view.
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