Drama Terms

Which specific literary genre tells a story that is intended to be acted on a stage or performed in movies/TV shows?

• poetry

• fantasy

• drama

• non fiction

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CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Drama are cut up into major divisions known as:

• acts

• scenes

• tragedies

• comedies

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CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.7

Within major parts of plays, Dramas will have smaller sections or units of action in which minor conflicts or changes arise, change of scenery or setting and characters is known as--

• acts

• scenes

• comedies

• tragedies

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CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.4

The conversation between characters or the read-out-loud part for the characters is known as--

• dialogue

• stage directions

• monologue

• aside

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

In the picture, on the left hand side--each name of which character is talking-- is known as

• dialogue tags

• props

• stage directions

• aside

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CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

____ are known as the objects characters need to have on stage or during a performance, while ____ are the decorations that help indicate the time and place (setting).

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

The section usually in brackets [ ] or parentheses ( ) that is italicized is known as the:

• monologue

• soliloquy

• stage directions

• aside

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CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

A _______ is a speech made to be heard by the audience, not other characters; it is the thoughts and inner feelings of the character, intended for the audience to understand the character more.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

A ________ is when a character is speaking to another character in great length; it is intended for the character to expose some sort of truth or knowledge and for another character to gain more insight.

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CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

A comment a character makes to the side to another character or to the audience, the other characters "do not hear it".

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C