Drama terms

A list of every character in a play, presented in the order they appear on stage.

• actors

• cast of characters

• list of characters

• humans

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CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

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CCSS.RL.5.2

What is a narrator?

• An actor in a play.

• The person who writes a play.

• The person who dismisses the audience for intermission.

• A person who tells the story, but is not a character in the story.

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TEKS.ELA.E3.6A

TEKS.ELA.E4.6A

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A story that is meant to be acted out in front of an audience. It is usually performed on a stage.

• drama/play

• poem

• genre

• narrative

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

What is an Act of a play?

• It's the script of a play.

• Small sections of a play, usually within multiple scenes.

• A major section of a play, usually made up of several scenes.

• It is the part of the play that tells the audience the setting.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

What is a comedy?

• An extended speech by one character to the audience.

• The written text of a play.

• A play that ends with the death of a main character.

• A humorous play that has a light tone and a happy ending.

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CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

A long speech given by one character.

• synopsis

• dialogue

• narrator

• monologue

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CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

A brief monologue for the audience that is unheard by other characters on the stage.

• aside

• soliloguy

• monologue

• dialogue

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CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Descriptions or directions in a script that tell HOW the play is performed. Often tells the characters where to stand and what to do. What is this called?

• instructions

• orders

• stage directions

• stage instructions

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CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

The written text of a play is called what?

• script

• poem

• novel

• narrative

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TEKS.ELA.8.7D

TEKS.ELA.E1.7C

TEKS.ELA.E2.6C

TEKS.ELA.ISS.3E

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A play that ends with the death of a main character is called what?

• aside

• tragedy

• comedy

• script

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CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.5