Elements of drama interaction/setting shaping characters

A drama, or a play, is...

• a form of literature that is acted out.

• a type of arguing between two people.

• the main idea of the story line.

• all of the above.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

What is the meaning of dialogue?

• The internal monologue of a character

• A struggle that takes place in a story

• The gestures an actor usses in a drama

• Conversations between two or more characters

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the meaning of the term scenes?

• Visual descriptions using the five senses.

• Character's spoken words

• What acts are broken up into

• Story that is written in script form

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

(Choose any that apply.)The dialogue between characters helps the reader understand the personality traits of each character by

• the specific words the character uses.

• the specific tone used by each character.

• the way the character dresses.

• the facial expressions written as part of the stage directions.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Directions to the actors about how to act on stage

• plan

• stage directions

• play

• dialogue

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

In the drama, the narrator reads about the character as bruised and beaten, with clothing torn from head to toe. There are signs of a loss of memory from the incident.

In what way is the reader finding out about the character?

• personality traits

• a sequence of events of what happened

• physical traits

• none of the above

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

The stage directions say that Jacob strutted into the room with the confidence of someone who could not be beaten. His smile proved that nothing could shake him up.

What is the reader finding out about Jacob through this stage direction information?

• none of the choices

• physical traits

• personality traits

• dialogue

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

(Check all that apply.)The setting of a drama can let the reader know

• part of the conflict.

• how the drama will end.

• who our characters are.

• where and when this story line of the drama is taking place.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

The narrator is reading the background, setting the stage for this drama: England was at its worst with the economy at its worst. The year of 1933 was a time of starvation for many families and the lines at the food bank seemed miles long.

How does the setting help shape the plot of the background for this drama? Choose the best answer.

• The setting tells the reader the where and the when of the drama.

• The setting is able to allow the reader to know that the drama is taking place in England.

• The setting allows the reader to meet the people, no names given, who are starving.

• The setting allows the reader to envision a place of poverty and struggle for all characters.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

What is the best way to describe how drama standard RL 7.3 helps the reader understand any drama?

• It analyzes how elements of drama interact with the setting and characters which develop the plot.

• It analyzes that a drama shows that it is a play.

• It analyzes why the playwright has written a drama.

• It analyzes why some people love to attend dramas and why others do not.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7