Steps to complete a play:1. 小组讨论，确定剧本题材和类型； 2. 确定故事中的人物，商定故事情节； 3. 完成下表； 4. 编剧； 5. 演出。故事情节节各构成部 分(A Plot Diagram)内容描述 (Description) 背景(setting)有关故事人物、时间时间 和地 点等方面的信息 矛盾冲突(conflict)人物之间间、个人内部存在 的正反两种力量的较较量 发发展(rising action)引发发故事达到高潮的事件 高潮(climax)故事中人物直接面对对矛盾 降势势(falling action) 行动动逐渐渐停止 结结局(resolution)冲突结结束 How King Lear is organized (in Part I):TITLE: King Lear MAIN POINTS: He gave away his land to his daughters according to how much they loved him. 1. King Lear wants to retire and decides to give his land to three daughters. 2. He wants to know how much they love him. 3. Goneril and Regan make the king happy by saying they love him very much. They et the land. 4. Cordelia makes the king angry by being honest and not flattering him. She gets nothing. 5. Kent, the servant, makes the king angry by defending Cordelia and begging the king to listen to the truth. How King Lear is organized (in Part II):TITLE: King Lear MAIN POINTS: He arranged Cordelias marriage.1. Two suitors: the King of France and the Duke of Burgundy 2. The Duke of Burgundy refuses to marry Cordelia after knowing she has no riches to bring. 3. The King of France decides to take Cordelia as his queen because he loves her, not her riches. 4. Cordelia agrees to marry the King of France, the man who truly loves her. How King Lear is organized (in Part III):TITLE: King Lear MAIN POINTS: King Lear was disrespectfully treated by Goneril. 1. Kent will not abandon his king and disguises himself as a servant. 2. Soldiers tell the King that he is not being treated well. 3. Kent beats Oswald for his disrespectful behaviour. 4. Gonefil is angry with her father. 5. King Lear decides to leave. A Plot DiagramDescription SettingKing Lear has three daughters. He is old and wants to divide his kingdom among his three daughters; He is going to do this through a “love test”.How King Lear is organized:conflictrising action flattery vs honesty; words vs actionHis first two daughters flatter him with nice words, but the youngest daughter insists on telling the truth.ClimaxHearing the truth, the king gets very angry. He gives all his land to the first two daughters and leaves nothing to the youngest one. falling ActionThe youngest daughter becomes Queen of France. After getting what they want, the two daughters treat King Lear disrespectfully.ResolutionKing Lear realizes that money cannot buy true love and true love is expressed by action not words.1. Work in a group. Choose a story you have enjoyed hearing or reading and tell it to the people in your group.2. Discuss which of these stories would make a good play and then choose one of them to work on.3. Using the summary of THE THREE DAUGHTERS OF THE KING as a model, work together to write a plot summary of the story your group chose. Save this to use again in the workbook activities.HomeworkTry to find an old story from our Chinese history and culture and compose a play into a tragedy or comedy as you like in group.