ELEMENTS OF DRAMA 4TH GRADE

Front

What is drama?

Back

A story that is written to be performed or acted out.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Front

What do you call a conversation between two or more characters?

Back

Dialogue.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Front

What is the term for where and when the play takes place?

Back

Setting.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Front

Who gives the audience information about what is happening in a play?

Back

Narrator.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

Front

What is the sequence of events in a play called?

Back

Plot.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.7

Front

What are the written words and directions for actors to follow in a play?

Back

Script.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.10

Front

What do you call the instructions for actors about movements and actions on stage?

Back

Stage Directions.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.7

Front

What is the main idea or message of a play called?

Back

Theme.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.3

Front

What is a long speech by one character in a play called?

Back

Monologue.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Front

What do you call the characters that perform in a play?

Back

Cast.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7