Staar Drama

Which text features are always present in a drama or play?

• Characters, Title, Scenes, Stanzas

• Characters, Scenes, Lines, Stage Directions

• Characters, Lines, Stanzas, Stage Directions

• Characters, Title, Lines, Stanzas, Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

A drama, or a play, is a passage that tells a story using _____ characters say to each other.

• songs

• books

• lines

• jokes

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

A drama is intended to be _____ for an audience.

• a performance

• a comedy

• a novel

• a poem

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

A list of characters that appear in the play or drama is called a _______.

• group

• cast

• crowd

• person

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

Instructions given to the actors so they know how to act and the tone of voice to use. These are used in dramas.

• genre

• non fiction

• resolution

• stage directions

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

What is the primary purpose of using dialogue in a piece of drama?

• To describe the setting to the audience

• To provide background information about the plot

• To reveal the thoughts and feelings of characters

• To list the characters involved in the play

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Match the following types of drama

• Tragedy

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

• Comedy

• describes plays that address a serious subject.

• Drama

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.7.10

Tells the actors what to do, where to stand, how to speak their lines etc…

• Stage Direction

• Rising Action

• Dialogue

• Sequence

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

The written text of a play or drama is called a _______.

• script

• book

• paper

• essay

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Stage directions tell characters how to _____ in the play.

• sing

• use dialogue

• act and perform

• tell jokes

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.7.3