A Christmas Carol Drama

A Christmas Carol: Drama

Poll

Have you ever been to see a play or performance on a stage?

• Yes

• No

Poll

Have you ever been in a play?

• yes

• no

What is a Drama?

A drama is a story written to be performed by actors, using speech and movements. You can also read and appreciate drama in written form. The action of a drama is usually driven by characters who want something and take steps to get it.

Understanding Drama

• Usually divided into parts called Acts

• Each act is made up of shorter sections called scenes

• Elements of drama are similar to the elements of a short story

• Introduction, main characters, conflict, complications, climax, and resolution

Multiple Choice

What are stage directions?

• Tells actors how to act or move and describes the emotions they should express when speaking

• Tells how to get to the stage if you are lost

• Tells the audience what to laugh at

Multiple Choice

What are the five elements of a drama mentioned in the video?

• Setting, Theme, Stage Directions

• Cast of characters, setting, acts/scenes, dialogue, stage directions

• Setting, Costumes, Theme, Drama, Stage Directions

Open Ended

Imagine you are acting in a play. Explain how you would know which dialogue is yours and how you should speak your lines.

Open Ended

Name one detail that is different in the play than it is in the novel.

Multiple Choice

How do the stage directions make this scene more intense?

• They describe Scrooge being terrified, music playing, and a dark scene which helps the reader visualize the scene.

• They don't give any details that help make it intense.

• They describe very specific details about what Scrooge and Marley are wearing.

Multiple Choice

Why does the ghost stop pointing? The ghost's hand wavers (trembles/changes) when...

• ...Scrooge talks about changing his life to avoid dying early. The ghost seems to be thinking about it.

• Scrooge starts dancing around the graveyard.

• Scrooge begins to yell at the ghost and call him mean names.

Multiple Choice

What emotions do the characters actions convey?

• Scrooge shows that he is happy. Future shows that he is very happy as well.

• Scrooge shows he is angry and unchanged. Future show's that he is sad and crying.

• Scrooge shows a sense of desperation and longing. Future's actions show his refusal in the end to help Scrooge.

What part of the pyramid do you think this scene in the graveyard would best match with?

Multiple Choice

What part of the pyramid do you think this scene in the graveyard would best match with?

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Resolution

Open Ended

Does this photo accurately portray the scene from the play? Why or why not?

Poll

After reading the excerpt from the novel and from the drama/play, which version do you prefer?

• Novel

• Drama/Play

Multiple Select

How is "watching" a play different from reading a play? Select all that apply.

• When you watch a play you can see everything acted out that is written in the stage directions.

• It brings the story to life.

• The costumes and set are there for you to see and help you comprehend the play even better.