Drama Terms

The action in plays is divided into acts and _____.

• flashbacks
• moments
• scenes
• chapters

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

Two or more scenes can be grouped into a(n)

• prop
• sound effect
• act

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.3

A siren, a dog barking in the distance, a crash are examples of

• props
• sound effects
• essays
• stage directions

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

An object used by a character onstage 

• prop
• sound effect
• script

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

A written form of the play including dialogue and stage direction

• playwright
• author
• script

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Instructions for the director, performers, and the stage crew to follow.

• play
• script
• stage directions
• scenery

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CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

A form of literature that is performed by actors before an audience

• fiction
• drama
• prop
• scenery

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

A person who writes scripts

• author
• playwright
• director
• actor

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CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

The items onstage that help create the setting

• scenery
• props
• sound effects
• all of the above

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Words that the actors speak that make up the dialogue

• dialogue
• lines
• script

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3