Theme in Drama

The lesson or message in a passage, story, or poem.  

• theme

• cast of characters

• drama

• plot

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

True or False: Dramas / plays express a theme, or central idea about life.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.5

A verse telling a story intended for representation by actors through dialogue or action

• Playwright

• Drama

• Theater

• Cast

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CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.2

A ________ is a genre of writing that is meant to be acted out for an audience

• biography

• fiction

• drama

• realistic fiction

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CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.2

Theme

• the recreation of a setting on stage

• the rise and fall in tone

• non verbal communication

• the underlying message about life that is consistently present throughout the story

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

A central message, concern or purpose in a literary work. 

• Resolution

• Climax

• Theme

• Scenes

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CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Theme

• A long speech delivered by on character

• The emotional feeling or atmosphere of the story experienced by the reader

• The underlying message or idea of the story

• When the audience knows something that the characters do not

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

An idea or message about life or human nature that an author is trying to share with readers

• Main Idea

• Theme

• Tone

• Mood

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CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

What is the central idea or message in a drama called?

• Theme

• Plot

• Setting

• Character

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CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.2

True or False: The theme of a drama is always explicitly stated.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.10