World+War+II+Dramatic+Question+Directions

**A Dramatic Question:**

A dramatic question is posed by the narrator at the beginning of the story to create tension and draw in the audience. A dramatic question is usually not an actual question that the narrator poses; rather, it is an intriguing statement that causes the viewers to ask themselves a question. A dramatic question hooks you in and motivates you to listen to the story until its conclusion.

For example,

"I was seven years old when I met my father" "What price would you pay for freedom?" "When I was younger, I confused friendship with popularity."

The statement can be thought of as a hook, it draws in the listener and creates a **question** in the listener’s mind. The listener wants to know more about the situation – what does it mean that she confused friendship with popularity? What happened to clarify the difference between friendship and popularity? Does she feel like she currently has true friends?

You want to capture your audience's attention at the beginning of the piece and hold their interest throughout. A dramatic question creates suspense - it grabs you and makes you want to stick around to watch.

I couldn’t believe it when Joey told me he was moving to Oregon. I had the worst weekend... My Mom is going to kill me when I get home. She/he was so beautiful!