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Use directions to shape a scene
1 · Learn
Read: ELLA: [quietly] I thought you had left. JAY: [putting down a bag] I came back for the map. ELLA: Then we can look together.
Speaker labels tell who talks; directions guide actions or delivery. The words do not tell us everything about the relationship. Perform the scene, then explain which choices are supported and which are your interpretation.
2 · Worked example
I say Ella's first line quietly because the script directs it. I do not automatically add shouting or anger without evidence.
3 · Your turn
What did Jay return for? Which instruction tells an actor how loudly to deliver a line?
Check your answer
The map. '[quietly]' guides Ella's delivery.
4 · Apply your learning
Perform with a partner, swapping roles. Add a short continuation that follows the scene, then distinguish your new lines from the original text.
Adult guidance and safety
Read and discuss whole books, poems and plays alongside these original short models. Give evidence for interpretations and accept well-supported alternatives. Revisit spelling and handwriting over time; retain individual decoding support where needed.
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