Elements of Drama

What is drama?

• trouble caused by "friends"

• the characters that perform in a play

• the written words and directions for actors to follow

• a story that is written to be performed or acted out

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TEKS.ELA.6.9E

TEKS.ELA.8.7B

TEKS.ELA.8.7C

TEKS.ELA.8.8A

TEKS.ELA.6.9D

Person who tells the story, often spoken in third person.

• actor

• narrator

• speaker

• dialogue

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TEKS.ELA.E3.6A

TEKS.ELA.E4.6A

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________________________ are the people acting in play.

• director

• narrator

• cast of characters

• protagonist

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TEKS.ELA.8.7A

TEKS.ELA.8.7B

TEKS.ELA.8.7C

TEKS.ELA.7.9D

TEKS.ELA.6.9D

Speech between characters in a play -

• Dialogue

• Script

• Lines

• Directions

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TEKS.ELA.6.9F

TEKS.ELA.8.7A

TEKS.ELA.8.7C

TEKS.ELA.7.9E

TEKS.ELA.7.9D

The person who writes the play is called ___________/

• Author

• Speaker

• Director

• Playwright

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TEKS.ELA.6.9F

TEKS.ELA.6.9E

TEKS.ELA.8.7A

TEKS.ELA.8.8A

TEKS.ELA.7.9D

The play or drama is organized in ____________________.

• chapters

• episodes

• acts and scenes

• pages and numbers

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TEKS.ELA.6.9F

TEKS.ELA.8.7B

TEKS.ELA.8.7C

TEKS.ELA.8.7D

TEKS.ELA.8.8A

Instructions that tell the actors what they are supposed to do during acting:

• scene

• stage directions

• teleprompter

• director

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TEKS.ELA.6.9E

TEKS.ELA.8.7A

TEKS.ELA.8.7D

TEKS.ELA.8.8A

TEKS.ELA.7.9D

The _____________________ is the main character in a drama.

• protagonist

• extra

• antagonist

• hero

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TEKS.ELA.6.9F

TEKS.ELA.6.9E

TEKS.ELA.8.7B

TEKS.ELA.7.9D

TEKS.ELA.6.9D

Which of the following best describes a "script"?

• the written words that characters speak and directions in a play/drama

• the problem or struggle in a story

• the "chapters" of a play/drama

• the place where a drama is performed

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TEKS.ELA.6.9F

TEKS.ELA.6.9E

TEKS.ELA.8.7D

TEKS.ELA.8.8A

TEKS.ELA.7.9D

Which of the following best describes a "theater"?

• the words spoken by characters

• a story that is written to be acted out

• the place where the play is performed

• objects used in a play to bring it to life

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TEKS.ELA.8.7B

TEKS.ELA.8.7C

TEKS.ELA.8.7D

TEKS.ELA.7.9E

TEKS.ELA.8.8A