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The Trouble with WinningCharactersDYLANJILL

CHASEKEIKO

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1 tDylan's living room. Jill, Chase, and Dylan sprawl on the floor. Jill holds a laptop computer. Theboys have notebooks.i

2 DYLAN: Think, guys! Yes, we won last night's poetry slam. But now we need to write new

poems to perform at the next competition. New competition, new poems. Think!

3 JILL: What a night! I can't believe we won. [rum/.r}g to Chase and rec/.I/`ng.] "ln second grade,my friend deserted me. She wanted to -" [Paus/'ng drama£/.ca//y.] "-no, no, I can't say it."

4 CHAISE-. Eplaying along.i "What?"

5 JILL: [ShL/dc/er/.ng.] "Join the basketball team!"

6 CHASE: [Theafr/.ca//y.] "Why would anyone want to do THAT?"

7 JILL: "Exactly! So,I told her.. ."

8 DYLAN: [/nferrupf/'ng.] Great reenactment, guys, but we're here to write new material,remember? Yes, last night was awesome. But we were in our own school cafeteria, beingjudged by our teachers, parents, and friends. The next slam won't be like that.

9 JILL: We'll still win. We've got a secretweapon..i

JO CHASE: Named Keiko! Where is she, anyway?

JJ JILL: There's no point in starting until she gets here. We need her ideas.

J2 CHASE: Remember how I wanted to write about my dog? S0 glad she talked me out of that.

13 DYLAIIN.. We should stiill. . . EHis phone buzzes. He answers it. T;alking into phone.i Ke.ihol.Where. . . [Ht.s vo/.ce Ira/./s off.] You're quitting? But why?

14 EJill and Chase gasp. Dylan hangs up after a short pause.I

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J5 DYLAN: Keiko says she has too many activities and can't keep up.

]6 CHASE: Nooo! How can she do this to us?

I 7 JILL: We have to talk to her. We have to change her mind.

J8 DYLAN: Let'sgo!

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19 EP small park. Keiko and Jill sit on a bench, Dylan and Chase stand near them. Keiko fidgets andfiddles with her scarf.i

20 DYLAN: Thanks for meeting us, Keiko.

2J KEIKO: [Sofr/y.] Sorry for letting you down.

22 JILL: Then don't! You're the best writer on our team. We'll never win without you.

23 KEIKO: That's not true. You're all good writers. And you three are good performers too. Lastnight showed me poetry slams are about connecting with the audience.

24 JILL: That's the fun part.

25 KEIKO:Well, lfelt nervous.

26 DYLAN: That's totally normal. The more you perform, the more comfortable you feel.

27 KEIKO: But it's hard for me to perform my own words. If the audience hates my poem, it's likethey hate me.

28 CHASE: Urn, in case you didn't notice, we won. Nobody hated us.

29 KEIKO: Yes, but they might hate us next time..+

30 CHASE: [Dt.sgusfed/y.I This is impossible. Let's go, Jill.

31 EJill and Chase leave. Dylan takes a seat nex+ to Keiko.I

32 DYLAN: Keiko, I don't want to pressure you. You shouldn't continue if you don't want to. AndI would feel bad if I were to misguide you, But I do know how much you love writing poetry.[Paus/.ng.] Do you know why I formed this team?

33 KEIKO=Why?

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34 DYLAN: Because of my notebooks. At home,I have a drawer full of notebooks. They're filledwith poems nobody's ever seen. Most of them are just for me. But now and then, I writesomething that I don't want to exist just on a page in some notebook in a drawer.

35 KEIKO: I get what you're saying. But you know what I thought? It would have been better if wehadn't won yesterday. Then, nobody would expect anything of us!

36 EDylan laughs softly. Keiko smiles.i

37 DYLAN: I get it. But poetry slam audiences don't rna.ke the effort to show up just so they canhate what the poets wrote. I don't like every picture i`n a museum. I don't like every ride in anamusement park. But I still go.

38 KEIKO: [Sm/.//.ng.] I think you do like every ride in an amusement park.

39 DYLAN: Okay. Bad example. But so what if people won't like everything you do? You're stillonstage having your say. And you won't be alone. We're a team. Whatever people say, they'llsay it to all of us.

40 KEIKO: Hmmm.

41 [Chase and Jill walk slowly toward Dylan and Keiko.I

42 CHASE: Keiko, I'm sorry I was such a jerk earlier.

43 JILL: I think that we overdid the pressure. It'sjust that we really want you on the team.

44 CHASE: Winning's great, but the important thing is just to be there and do it, you know?Standing on stage, speaking words we all wrote together-that's the most awesome part. Let'skeep doing that.

45 KEIKO: Do you guys want to come over? I have an idea for a new poem. It could be aboutsomething that breaks but gets put back together even stronger than before.

46 JILL: [Exchangf.nlg/ances wt.th Chase.] Maybe. But first, Chase and I really want to write aboutOur dogs.

47 KEIKO: [[ook/.ngamused.] Okay. Why not?

48 EThe curtain closes.i

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1 The charactertagsthroughoutthe drama helpthe reader know-

A who is speaking the lines

8 where the scene is taking place

C how the audience might react

D what the scene will be about

2 Why does the author use the word "Dr.sgusfed/y" in the stage directions in paragraph 30?

F To show that Chase is not feeling well

G To show that Chase is frustrated with Keiko's reasoning

H To show that Chase has heard the same excuse before

J To show that Chase wants to ignore Keiko

3 In paragraph 32., the prefix in/.s-helps the reader know that the word misguide means -

A guide in advance i

8 guide wrongly

C abletoguide

D guide again

4 ln paragraph45, howdoes Keikochange?E!

F She becomes aware that she is the most talented poet in the group.

G She realizes that winning the poetry slam is necessary.

H She decides that she wants to perform in the poetry slam.

J She understands that her friends do not appreciate her.

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5 How does Dylan's private conversation with Keiko in paragraphs 32-40 affect Keiko?

A lt helps Keiko realize that she is the only one in the group who is afraid to perform.

a lt gives Keiko the motivation she needs to rejoin the group.

C It provides Keiko with new material for the poem she will write for the group.

D It allows Keiko to commit to her decision to leave the group.

6 What isthe effectoftheeventsthattake place in paragraphs 13-16?

F They prompt Dylan, Jill, and Chase to approach Keiko.

G They give Dylan, Jill, and Chase a reason to give up.

H They allow Dylan, Jill, and Chase to perform better.

J They provide Dylan, Jill, and Chase with a poem topic.

7 Thestage directions in paragraph l4are includedto-

A call attention to the reason for the phone call

8 highlight Jill, Chase, and Dylan's happiness

C show the differences among the characters

D emphasize Jill, Chase, and Dylan's surprise

8 Whatisthemain Tessageofthedrama?

F Success requires hard work.

G Friends support one another.

H Winning is the most important goal.

J Cooperation creates less work.

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Jebediah, the Brave

Jebediah was a kind and gentle young man who was loved by all the people in his

town. He lived a simple life, working as a carpenter in the cellar beneath his small house. He

enjoyed his work, and he made beautiful things while he sang lovely songs in a delightful

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the course the dragon had blazed through the forest until he eventually found the dragon's

lair.

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beautiful carving he had made from a fine piece of wood. Distracted by the beauty of the

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