Drama

A list of characters that appear in the play or drama is called a ​ (a)   . They are also written in the brochure or program of the play.

• cast
• group
• crowd
• people
• member

Drama comes from what Greek word which means "to do" or "to act"?

• DRAMA

• DRAM

• DRAN

• DRA

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

How is drama different from other kinds of fiction?

• Drama can have only one setting. Other kinds of fiction can have many settings.

• Drama has a plot. Other kinds of fiction use monologues instead of plots.

• Drama has more characters than other kinds of fictions.

• Drama is written to be performed by actors for an audience.

Match the following types of drama

• Comedy

• a form of drama in which events lead to the downfall of the protagonist.

• Drama

• describes plays that address a serious subject.

• Tragedy

• a form of drama that is humorous and has happy endings.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

The ​ (a)   is the time and place in which a story occurs. It can be in the past, present, or future. Examples include a classroom, the inside of a car during a traffic jam, or Mars.

• setting
• location
• character
• period

The playwright who wrote Hamlet, Julius Caesar, and Romeo and Juliet.

• William Shakespeare

• Arthur Miller

• Taylor Swift

• Stephen Hawking

Label the characters in the play

b

c

a

secondary characters

protagonist

antagonist

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

The ___ tells actors how to move or speak their lines.

This picture is an example of?

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.SL.8.1C

Monologue in which a character speaks her private thoughts aloud and appears to be unaware of the audience.

• Soliloquy

• Monologue

• Dialogue

• Script

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.W.8.3B