Dramatic Conventions

What do stage directions do? Tick three boxes.

• They indicate the movement of the actors

• They indicate the setting of the scene

• They indicate who is speaking in the scene

• They indicate lighting and set choices

What is dialogue?

• Speech said by a character out loud

• Speech delivered to the audience

• Speech sang out loud by a character

• Thoughts of a character

What is blocking?

• The positioning of props

• The movement of scenes

• The positioning of actors on a stage

• The position of the set

What is chorus in a play?

• A group moving together in a stylised way

• The actions of characters in a play

• A group running off stage together

• Conversation between two characters

Why are props important? Tick two boxes.

• Because they are nice to look at

• Because they help us understand the character

• Because they make the play look real

• Because they are symbolic and represent the character

What does 'breaking the fourth wall' mean?

• When the actor sings

• When the actor directly speaks to the audience

• When the actor breaks the wall of a set

• When an actor runs off stage

Tick the features of a play.

• Stage directions

• Dialogue

• Paragraphs

• Sentences

• Description

Tick the features of a novel.

• Dialogue

• Imagery

• Stage directions

• Paragraphs

• Monologue

Which text type gives more descriptive detail?

• Play

• Novel

What does the word 'convention' mean?

• Type of text

• Typical features of a text

• Characters in a text

• Comparing texts