Elements of Drama

What is drama?

• trouble caused by "friends"
• the written words and directions for actors to follow
• the characters that perform in a play
• a story that is written to be performed or acted out

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.10

What is the correct term for "objects used in a play that bring it to life"?

• scripts
• dialogue
• characters
• props

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 say in a drama"?

• Acts
• Dialogue
• Title
• Plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.5

Which of the following best describes a "script"?

• the written words that characters speak and directions in a play/drama
• the "chapters" of a play/drama
• the problem or struggle in a story
• the place where a drama is performed

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.5

"Acts" in a play/drama can be compared to...

• a character's actions and performance
• attitudes in different characters
• the "chapters" in a book
• the place where the drama begins

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

A list that includes the characters, or parts, that will be in the play

• script

• dialogue

• cast of characters

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.2

a part in the play: they tell the details the characters don't know or details about the setting

• narrator

• author

• playwright

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.2

words in italics and brackets or parenthesis that tell us: what the character is doing or details about the setting

• tragedy

• theme

• stage directions

• dialogue

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.5

The lesson the audience can learn from how the characters change throughout the drama.

• main idea

• theme

• plot

• dialogue

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

the action or main events

• main idea

• plot

• theme

• dialogue

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5