Elements of Drama

Drama is

• non-fiction story told in dialogue by performers

• a story told in dialogue by performers

• any story that is read aloud

• any action-filled story

A playwright is

• a reader of a play

• a performer of a play

• a reader and actor of a play

• a writer of a play

Acts are

• people who perform in a play

• chapters in a story

• units of action in a play

• another term for play

Scenes are

• small units of acts

• units of action in a play

• construction that suggests time and place

• composure

Dramatic speech

• conversation that moves the story's action

• a speech made by one character along on stage

• a long speech made by a character

• an intense speech

Tags

CCSS.W.6.3B

Monologue

• conversation that moves the story's action

• a speech made by one character alone on the stage

• a long speech made by a character

• an intense speech

Soliloquy is

• conversation that moves the story's action

• a speech made by one character alone on the stage

• a long speech made by a character

• an intense speech

Which of the following stage directions indicates how a character acts?

• (angrily)

• (loudly)

• (gesturing wildly)

• (in a soft whisper)

A plot structure includes... in this order:  Exposition, rising action, _______________, falling action and _______________.

• resolution and climax
• climax and resolution
• more falling action
• dialogue and setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.5

What are stage directions in a play?

• The information provided at the beginning of a story (setting,
  characters, etc.)
• The information provided in a play to offer guidance to the actors
  and director as to what they should be going.
• The information provided in a play that describes the place, time,
  and mood.
• The information provided at the end of the play that describes the
  lessons learned by the characters.