Plot, Character Traits, and Flashbacks

Dramatic Elements Review

In what way is the setting or scene important to the plot?

Dialogue

What can the dialogue from a play or drama suggest about a character?

Multiple Select

In what ways can flashbacks contribute to the plot?

• flashbacks give a story more depth and interest.

• Flashbacks reveal details that help readers understand characters reason for doing something. (motives)

• Flashbacks also add tension and help

  advance the plot.

• Flashbacks are backwards flashlights.

Poll

Can dialogue from a play or book be used to let the audience or reader know the actors thoughts?

• Yes, because the actors thoughts could be spoken out loud to an audience.

• No, you can never tell what an actor or character is thinking in a play or book.

Fill in the Blanks

In Author’s Purpose, we are referring to the why behind their writing.

Multiple Choice

The written text of a play is called a ....

• set

• rehearsal

• script

• scene

Multiple Choice

The cast of characters is....

• a play intended to make an audience laugh

• the signal given to people working in or on a play

• lines spoken between characters in a play

• the people who perform in a play

Multiple Choice

The part of the play script that tells actors how to move or speak their lines is called the...

• stage directions

• scene

• setting

• stage

Multiple Choice

The _____ enjoyed watching the play.

• characters

• actor

• audience

• comedy

Multiple Choice

A person who performs a role in a play is called an

• stage direction

• actor

• performance

• playwright

Author's Purpose or Message

• Author's can use their writing to:

• establish the setting of the play   

• provide the message of the play 

• reveal the conflict in the play 

• develop the characters in the play