5th gr Elements of Drama

a story performed by actors on a stage

• drama
• dialogue
• act
• script

the words said by the characters or actors

• dialogue
• stage directions
• act
• script

written instructions telling the actors what to do

• stage directions
• dialogue
• act
• script

labels before lines of dialogue to show which character is speaking

• character tag
• dialogue
• stage directions
• act

chapter in a play that contains more than one scene

• act
• dialogue
• drama
• script

the text of the play

• script
• dialogue
• stage directions
• act

all of the actors

• cast of characters
• dialogue
• drama
• act

the person who tells what is happening during the play

• narrator
• dialogue
• stage directions
• act

the people or animals in the story

• characters
• setting
• plot
• conflict

when and where the story takes place

• setting
• plot
• conflict
• resolution