Drama Vocabulary

What is drama?

• Drama is a form of literature that is only read, not performed
• Drama is a type of comedy with no serious conflicts or emotions
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  Drama tells a story through the words and actions of characters.

  (Also called a play.)

• Drama is a type of dance performed in theaters

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

What is the cast of characters?

• The list of characters who will appear in the play.

• The tools in a toolbox
• The ingredients in a recipe
• The actors in a movie

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

What are stage directions?

• Instructions in a play that tell the actors how to move and speak. It also describes the setting.

• Instructions in a play that tell the actor what to say.

• Guidelines for designing costumes
• Directions for finding the theater

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

What are stage directions?

• they are spoken aloud by the character

• they are always found at the end of the play

• they are written before the character name

• they are written in italic print inside parentheses

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

What is dialogue?

• The emotions of a character

• A type of dance
• Describes the setting

• The words the characters are speaking

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

What is a playwright?

• A person who writes a play

• A person who performs in a circus
• A person who writes a book

• A person who designs buildings

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

What is a scene?

• A type of musical instrument
• A type of weather phenomenon
• A small section of a play where the action takes place in one location and without a break in time.

• A type of clothing item

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

What is a script?

• The written text of a play

• A type of food served during intermission
• The costume design for the actors
• The name of the theater where the play is performed

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

What are props?

• Costumes for the audience
• Food for the actors
• Objects or items used by actors needed to perform a play

• Musical instruments

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

What is a narrator?

• The person who designs the book cover
• The person who edits the story
• The main character in the play

• The person who tells the story to the audience

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D