Dramatic Tension and Conflict · Speaking & Listening
Dialogue and Subtext
Analyzing what characters say versus what they actually mean and how this creates dramatic irony.
Key Questions
- 1How does an author use subtext to reveal a character's hidden motivations?
- 2What is the relationship between social status and the way characters speak to one another?
- 3How can a single line of dialogue change the power dynamic in a scene?
Ontario Curriculum Expectations
ON: Reading and Literature Studies - Grade 10ON: Writing - Grade 10
Grade: Grade 10
Subject: Language Arts
Unit: Dramatic Tension and Conflict
Period: Speaking & Listening
Suggested Methodologies
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