The drama genre has been around for centuries, and naturally, America has adopted it and added its own unique elements to it. 1. What experience do you have with dramas (plays)? Have you seen any live? If so, what were they?

2. Are you familiar with any works of American Drama?

3. What kind of things do you think American Drama might bring up and discuss?

Note: You have already provided the answer. I will just add an explanation.

The underlined word is "censure". The best definition for it as it is used in the sentence is:

B. an expression of disapproval or condemnation

Explanation:

The word "censure" refers to a vehement (strong) disapproval or criticism. If you censure someone for their behavior, that means you condemn such behavior and express your opinion in a severe manner to that person. However, even if we didn't know what the word means on its own, we could have chosen option B by taking the context into consideration. The author is working with opposite ideas - good and bad, censure and praise. Therefore, if praise means an expression of admiration, censure must be its opposite.