Shape of a Girl intro

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Shape of a girl - introduction

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• Assignment "Violence or not?"
• Drama and prose​
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Next slides 'violence or not'?

Using your homework notes, answer yes or no to the following statements and explain your choice briefly in keywords.

Mike pushes Josh
around because he is small
and easy to manipulate.

The word 'fag' is
spray-painted on a wall where
everyone can see.

A suicide bomber takes
his life in a crowded square.

A neo-Nazi
Facebook group.

A group of girls makes
another girl do their
homework in exchange
for friendship.

Derogatory comments
are called out at
women passing by.

Stephen teases Ashna for
wearing a hijab saying:
"Aren't you hot under there?".

An employer pats his
employee on the behind
as he passes by.

Definition of violence according to the World Health Organisation.​

The intentional use of physical and psychological force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person, or against a group or community, that either results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, death, psychological harm, mal-development, or deprivation.​

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Would you like to change some scenarios?​

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Drama and prose​

In pairs:​

• What's the difference between drama and prose?​
• The whole play is a monologue. What does that mean? What are the advantages and disadvantages of such a narration?​
• What other techniques does a playwright employ to hold the audience's attention?​

Reading: 

• The function of the asterisks (*)
• For Thursday: read until the 4th asterisk on page 34.
• Let's start together..