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Cosi by Louis Nowra Introductory Powerpoint

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Grade Levels
10th - 12th
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Pages
25 pages
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Use this 26 slide powerpoint on "Cosi" by Louis Nowra to introduce students to the context, characters and setting of this Australian play. The terminology and detailed examples also teaches students how to read stage directions and dialogue like professional actors. This powerpoint is a springboard for analysis of the play in English and Drama.

What does the powerpoint include?

  • funny warnings to engage students
  • setting details and symbols
  • social and historical context with links
  • plot overview and play structure
  • character profiles and key quotes from the play
  • detailed explanation of stage directions with examples
  • analysis of symbols and themes
  • detailed information in the presenter notes of each slide.

How can I teach the play?

  • sit students in a circle and read the play together - insist that everyone has a go at reading aloud over a series of lessons
  • use the first part of the power point as a general introduction and the second part when students read stage directions.
  • print up the character slides around the room for quick reference.

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Total Pages
25 pages
Answer Key
Does not apply
Teaching Duration
Lifelong tool
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to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.
Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.
Analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of literature from outside the United States, drawing on a wide reading of world literature.
By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 9-10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of the grades 9-10 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
Determine two or more themes or central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to produce a complex account; provide an objective summary of the text.

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