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.

Fill in the Blanks

Write the most important word or phrase in question.

The narrator’s lines in paragraph 9 are important to the play because they —