Drama Elements & Comprehension: The Ballad of the Sad Cafe

A story told in front of a live audience.

• dialogue

• acts

• scenes

• drama

Examine the script. Which of the following is an example of dialogue?

• Lady Montague is sitting at a grand piano, trying but failing to play a melody.

• You are trying too hard, darling.

• Lord Montague

• (pushing a strand of hair from her face wearily)

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

Examine the script. Which of the following is an example of stage directions?

• Stop trying to get it right. Just feel the music.

• You are trying too hard, darling.

• Lord Montague

• (pushing a strand of hair from her face wearily)

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.7

The written words for the actors; contains dialogue and stage directions.

• drama

• dialogue

• script

• scenes

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

The characters in a drama.

• acts

• director

• dramatics

• actors

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.3

"Chapters" of a drama.

• scenes

• sections

• acts

• script

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.10

The place where a drama is performed.

• scenes

• theatre

• studio

• stadium

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.7.7

Which of the following shows the changes in settings over time?

• scenes

• acts

• script

• dialogue

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

Tools used to bring a drama to life.

• script

• rehearsal

• props

• lights

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.5

Which of the following is the setting for The Ballad of the Sad Cafe?

• a small mill town in the South in the 1920's

• a small tourist town in the South in the late 1900's

• a small urban town in the South in the 1900's

• a small business town in the South in 1920