Elements of a play pre/post assessment

What do stage direction tell?

• Where the play takes place

• How to get to the location the play is being performed

• It tells actors how to act or move, or the feelings to show

• How the props on the stage should look

If the script says:

Fisherman: [throws fishing line in water] I hope I hook a big fish today!

What does the actor do?

• Pretends to throw a fishing line in the water and says “I hope I hook a big fish today!”

• Says “throws fishing line in water, I hope I hook a big fish today!”

• Lays down and says, “I hope I hook a big fish today!”

• Pretends to throw a fishing line in water

What are structural elements?

• They tell how to stage a play

• They tell how the play should be presented

• Shares the cast

• They give a background on the play

What structural element is shown in the line:

“Can you hand me a pencil?”

• stage directions

• script

• setting

• dialogue

What do actors read to learn their parts?

• The dialogue

• The cast of characters

• The script

• The play preview

What are all the structural elements of a play?

• script, dialogue, descriptions, stage directions, cast of characters, setting

• play, cast of characters, props, movement, what to say

• stage directions, descriptions, props, talking

• people, props, background, singing

Why would a play include the line:

 [the boy jumped with joy]

• To show the audience he could jump high

• To show the audience he was excited

• To show the audience he’s athletic

• To show the audience he is finished with his story

How do you know what character says a line in a play?

• It says their name and what they say after

  (Character:____ )

• They make it up as they go

• -  It’s in parentheses

  ( )

• the director tells the actor before they say it

. What is the role of the narrator in a play?

• the main character

• tells the viewers what’s happening

• tells the actors what to say

• tells what props are needed

True or false:

There can be more than one narrator in a play

• True

• False