STAAR DRAMA VOCABULARY WORDS

A play that is meant to be performed on a stage for an audience.

• Drama

• Playwright

• Stage Directions

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

Give directions to the actors on how to act on stage. They are usually placed in parentheses and/or in italics.

• Drama

• Playwright

• Stage Directions

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

The author of the play.

• Drama

• Playwright

• Stage Directions

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

A long speech delivered by a character who is alone onstage (typically reveals the private thoughts of a character).

• Narrator

• Dialogue

• Monologue

• Soliloquies

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.3

The words that are spoken by the actors.

• Narrator

• Dialogue

• Monologue

• Soliloquies

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.3

A long speech by one single character to other characters.

• Narrator

• Dialogue

• Monologue

• Soliloquies

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.5

The person that tells the story.

• Narrator

• Dialogue

• Monologue

• Soliloquies

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

A part of an act.

• Act

• Scene

• Prologue

• Epilogue

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.3

An appendix (usually a concluding address) to a play.

• Act

• Scene

• Prologue

• Epilogue

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

A part of a play.

• Act

• Scene

• Prologue

• Epilogue

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7