Introduce the concept of dramatic monologues by showing a picture and reading a monologue that might have been spoken by the person in the picture. Pass the laminated photographs around the room. Be sure to have more photos than there are students. With the photographs of their choice in front of them, students draft monologues with the person in the picture as the speaker.
Students share their drafts, either with the whole class or with partners.
Usually, the whole class is eager to hear what others have written. The writer displays the photograph as she reads.