How to Read a Play

What is the ordinary form of writing that is neither poetry nor drama?

• Essay

• Poetry

• Prose

• Novel

What is the specific characteristic of drama that involves the presentation of conversation between characters on stage?

• Stage Directions

• Monologue

• Soliloquy

• Dialogue

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

When an actor on stage addresses the audience and we hear the internal conflict going on inside his/her head, it is called a:

• Monologue

• Dialogue

• Stage Directions

• Soliloquy

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

What do stage directions help the reader to picture in a play?

• The characters' emotions

• The setting and action of the play

• The dialogue between characters

• The plot of the play

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

What does vocal delivery in a play refer to?

• The lighting and sound effects

• The speed and rhythm of the actors' movements

• The way words are expressed on stage

• The volume and pitch of the music

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

Define Volume in terms of Vocal Delivery

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Define Rate in terms of vocal delivery

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Define Pitch in terms of vocal delivery

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Define Inflection in terms of vocal delivery

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3