Unit 5 Vocabulary: Drama

A story that is acted out in front of an audience

• Drama

• Act

• Scene

• Script

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

A person who writes a play

• Author

• Playwright

• Publisher

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Big sections of the story-like a chapter

• Act

• Scene

• Prop

• Role

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

The character who opposes or goes against the protagonist. Sometimes called the bad guy or the villain.

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

• Narrator

• Director

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

The actors in a drama; typically listed at the beginning of the play

• Cast of Characters

• Character

• Antagonist

• Protagonist

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

The lines of the text the characters speak in the play; the character's names appear before they speak; this helps the reader learn and make inferences about the character (s)

• Script

• Line

• Dialogue

• Plot

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

the written and spoken words that make up the character's performance

• Lines

• Script

• Role

• Scene

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

A special character outside of the story who gives the audience information about the actions happening in a play; also gives the audience insight into the characters' thoughts and feelings.

• Narrator

• Antagonist

• Protagonist

• Playwright

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

The events that make up the main part of the play

• Setting

• Scenes

• Plot

• Act

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

Objects needed to perform the play; they help the reader visualize the objects used in the play.

• stage directions

• props

• script

• line

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C