STAAR Drama Review

Drama Review!

Show me what you know :)

Multiple Choice

Mrs. Rogers DOES NOT want us to answer questions first because we need to review the information written!

• True

• False

Fiction Galore!

• There are several different types of fiction that you might see on STAAR.

• I can 99% guarantee that Realistic will be one of them.

• Poetry seems to have had a fiction feel to it since 2013 STAAR.

• Drama is the other type of Fiction not listed in this anchor chart.

Multiple Choice

What is one of the most important things the STAAR will focus on with a Drama?

• Things to do with Characters

• Organizational patterns

• Stage directions

STAAR ?'s Focus on:

• Plot - setting, the characters actions to solving the problem

• Character traits, changes & inferences

• Vocabulary - playwright, stage directions & lines

• Main Idea

• Theme

• Characters, characters, characters!

Multiple Choice

What do the STAAR ?'s on a drama story NOT focus on?

• stage directions

• changes for the characters

• summary

An Actor's Journey!

• An actor AND reader have to think about how the author wants things to be read or said.

• Close your eyes and picture what the character is doing. The descriptive writing will help you see the story.

• It's focus is more on the journey of the character versus the problem being solved.