Author Question: One essential purpose of drama should be to help adolescents a. develop the pleasure and skills ... (Read 73 times)

Chloeellawright · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

One essential purpose of drama should be to help adolescents

a. develop the pleasure and skills in reading and interpreting drama.
b. realize good literature is an either-or situationit is rare for young adults to enjoy drama and other forms of literature.
c. understand that memorization of lines is a key goal in learning dramaotherwise, the literary effect of the drama might be misunderstood.
d. learn drama mainly written for children since young adults often misunderstand the nuances of the spoken language.

Question 2

Authors and playwrights who are willing to write for adolescent audiences have an excellent opportunity to help young adults:

a. consider peer pressure and other challenges of growing up as long as censorship concerns are not too great.
b. consider themes of diversity in race, religion, gender, and class in a way that profoundly affects them.
c. realize that other forms of young adult literature (e.g., realistic fiction and science fiction) are inherently more popular and interesting.
d. to enjoy these genres in and of themselves rather than as a part of an integrated curriculum.