Elements of Drama (RLA)

Complete the following sentence:

A Drama is

• a story that is meant to be performed in front of an audience on stage or in front of a camera.

• a story told be people and something that never has stage directions.

• has to have more than one person acting.

• doesn't require a script, actors, or props.

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CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

Complete the following statement:

The purpose of a drama is to __________________.

• create a dilemma in the social world.

• tell a compelling story in an entertaining way.

• have characters debate.

• display the time and place of an adventure.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

How are the characters and setting developed in a play or drama?

• The characters and setting are developed through conflict.

• The characters and setting are developed through stage directions, dialogue, and actions.

• The characters and setting are developed through reading the play.

• The characters and setting are developed through creating a good summary of the ideas and concepts about life.

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CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

Drama brings idea, concepts, and emotions to life through ______ and _______.

(Selects 2 colors to be correct)

• Characters and Settings

• Conflict and Gossip

• Acts and Scenes

• Words and Actions

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.5

Which of the following best defines the term Plot?

• Related events in a random order.

• Non-related events in a series of acts and scenes.

• A series of related events in an organized way.

• Events that occur in a story with no real meaning.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Which of the following important factors are developed through the stage directions?

(Select 4 Choices)

• Setting

• Actions

• Lighting and Props

• Mood and Tone

• Narrator

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.10

Complete the following sentence:

Dialogue helps __________.

• makes things complicated.

• the plot develop and progress.

• the reader understand the relationships between the characters and the setting.

• is the end of a play.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following best defines an Act?

• Written directions that instruct the actors on how to move and behave.

• A group of scenes and actions.

• Props.

• The people that perform.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

Complete the following statement:

A playwright ____________.

• is the author of a play.

• likes to play and write stories.

• is not a term related to drama.

• writes poems.

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CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is a script?

• A collection a of words used to define other terms.

• Lines and actions written out for characters to say and do.

• A list of performers.

• The time and place where actions occur.

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CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5