The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street

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The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street

• Presented by Ms. Marshall

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Teleplay

• A teleplay is a script for a television movie or
  program. The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street is
  an actual episode of a science fiction series
  called The Twilight Zone.

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Symbol

• A symbol is something that stands for something
  else.
• Maple Street symbolizes streets everywhere,
  suggesting that people everywhere can behave like
  the Maple Street residents.
• Try to identify other examples of symbolism as we
  read the teleplay.

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Complications

• Complications are meant to increase our anxiety
  about how the story will finally end.

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Inference

• An inference is an educated guess, a conclusion
  that makes sense because its supported by
  evidence.
• As you are reading the story, you will stop and
  make inferences when you see the inference symbol.

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Now, let us pause to review the vocabulary and
complete a vocabulary activity.
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Vocabulary

• Tell about a time you were transfixed by
  something on television.
• Mutter a phrase that is not intelligible.
• Write a sentence that includes the words assent
  and variations.
• Describe something tremendous that intimidated a
  child.
• Describe an idiosyncrasy of someone you know.

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Vocabulary

• Tell about something that is a menace to society.
• Draw a picture of coyotes converging on their
  prey.
• Give an explicit direction.

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Teleplay Terms

• Teleplay
• Screenplay
• Fade In
• Pan
• Fade to Black
• Cut to
• Outside Shot
• Long Shot
• Close-up
• Opening Shot
• Dissolve

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Now lets Read the Story!
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Storyboard Activity

• Now that we have read the story, you will create
  a storyboard to show that you comprehended the
  story. You will draw boxes on a sheet of white
  paper to depict the major events in the story.
  Under each picture, you will include a piece of
  dialogue that will serve as a caption.