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Practice Reading: Re-order Paragraphs ID: #31975 Actors' Performance
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The text boxes in the left panel have been placed in a random order. Restore the original order by dragging the text boxes from the left panel to the right panel.
* Move & order all paragraphs in the right field

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In a wonderful set of studies and subsequent book, Elly A. Konijn looked to the question of how much actors are aware of their performance as they perform it, and how much they let the character “take over”.
She found that positive emotions were often felt by the actors as they played those character’s emotions.
However, the more negative the emotion of the character, the less likely the actor would report feeling that emotion onstage.
She asked Dutch actors to rate their own emotions and the emotions of the characters they were playing across a range of affective states (from disgust and anxiety to tenderness and pleasure).

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First sentence: Why this is the first line? This paragraph is the first line because it introduces the main topic of the studies by Elly A. Konijn. It does not refer to any previous information and sets the stage for the discussion about actors and their awareness during performance. This follows the rule of Topic Sentence. Why other lines are not chosen? Paragraph 2 starts with "She asked" which uses a pronoun and does not stand alone. Paragraph 3 starts with "She found" which also uses a pronoun. Paragraph 4 starts with "However" which is a conjunction and shows a continuation of thought. All these reasons make them not independent.

Concluding sentence: Why this is the last line? This paragraph is the last line because it concludes the discussion about the emotions of actors. It summarizes the findings about negative emotions, which wraps up the main topic of the study.

Paragraph pairs:

  • Pair 1 (Paragraph 1 → Paragraph 2): Paragraph 2 connects with Paragraph 1 because it continues the discussion about the studies. The phrase "She asked Dutch actors" shows a logical order from the introduction of the studies to the specific actions taken in those studies.
  • Pair 2 (Paragraph 2 → Paragraph 3): Paragraph 3 connects with Paragraph 2 because it provides the results of what the actors rated. The phrase "She found that positive emotions" shows a logical order from the actions of the actors to the findings of the study.
  • Pair 3 (Paragraph 3 → Paragraph 4): Paragraph 4 connects with Paragraph 3 because it contrasts the findings about positive emotions with the findings about negative emotions. The word "However" shows a contrast between the two ideas.

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