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The Three Act Structure
Kind of Activity:
Group Work
Objective:
To have students analyze the structure of the novel.
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.SL.1; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.SL.2; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.3; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.7
Structure:
Using a SmartBoard or other kind of projector, follow this link to the StudioBinder page on the Three Act Structure. (Though the article mentions screenwriting and contemporary movies, the information on the Three Act Structure is still useful and applicable to Mansfield Park, as novels like Mansfield Park belong to this same lineage of storytelling.) Ask students to read aloud the definition, structure,...
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