Unit 2 Features of a Playscript

What does 'head of the household' mean?

• The person who cleans the house.

• The person who owns the house.

• The top of the roof.

• The leader and decision maker of a family.

Which family members are a part of your extended family?

• Father & mother

• Brother & sister

• Uncle & aunt

• Nephews & nieces

• Cousins

How have family units changed over time?

• Families are now larger than they used to be.

• Families are now smaller than they used to be.

• Men work, women are housewives nowadays.

• There are more children in a family.

• There are fewer children in a family.

What is the first feature of a play script that you would see?

• Headline

• Title

• Name of the play.

• Name of play and scene number.

A play script has...

• A list of actors.

• A list of characters in the scene - in order of appearance.

• A list of characters in the scene - in alphabetical order.

• A list of all the characters in the play.

After the list of names comes...

• A character description.

• A prologue.

• An introduction.

• A setting description for the scene.

The punctuation mark after a character's name is...

• A semicolon.

• A full stop

• A colon.

• There's no punctuation mark.

The play script can also give the actor...

• Some acting advice.

• Stage management.

• Stage prompts.

• Stage directions.

Stage directions can tell the actor...

• What lines to say.

• HOW to say their lines.

• How or where to move to.

• Gestures or expressions.

Stage directions are always written...

• In the present tense.

• In the past tense.

• In passive voice.

• In capital letters.