Playscript Features

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

• A semicolon.

• A full stop

• A colon.

• There's no punctuation mark.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is a playscript ?

• An Advert

• A letter

• A piece of writing in the form of drama

Which is the correct term for 'the characters in a drama'

• actors

• scenes

• directors

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.5

What is the correct term for 'words that the characters or actors say in a drama'?

• title

• dialogue

• subheading

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.2

What are scenes ?

• the words that characters say

• descriptions of where or when the story takes place

• actions

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

These are characters which explain what is going on in the story for the benefit of the audience.They do not have to be a character in the story, but their lines are written in the same way as any other character's.

• Actors

• Narrators

• Stage director

• Props men

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.5

The name of the speaker is written in a left hand margin followed by a colon

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

We use narrator to briefly set the scene for the audience

• False

• True

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.3

The character’s name is written on the left-hand side.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.K.5

Speech marks are used in a playscript.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5