Drama

Front

What is a script?

Back

The written copy of the text that actors use to perform their parts in a play.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Front

What is a monologue?

Back

When a character speaks out loud to no one but reveals what is going on in her own head/heart.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Front

What is the definition of comedy?

Back

A form of drama that has a happy ending or ends in marriage.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Front

What are stage directions?

Back

Instructions that convey information about sound effects, props/sets, and character actions.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Front

What is dialogue?

Back

A conversation between two or more characters in a play.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Front

What is a character in drama?

Back

An individual in a story or play, portrayed by an actor.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Front

What is a plot?

Back

The sequence of events that make up a story in a play.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Front

What is a theme in drama?

Back

The central idea or message conveyed by the play.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Front

What is a setting?

Back

The time and place in which the events of a play occur.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Front

What is a tragedy?

Back

A form of drama that typically has a sad ending, often involving the downfall of the main character.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10