Elements of Drama

Which type of play includes fictional stories about real people or events/

• Comedy

• Tragedy

• History

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.10

What are the characters called in a play?

• The cast

• The character list

• The stage crew

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.6.7

What does the term "prop" come from?

• short for proposes

• theater property

• short for propman

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CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

Stage right for the audience is which side of the stage?

• the left side

• the right side

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.5

How can you tell the difference between stage directions and the words to speak in the script for the play?

• you will see the words "stage directions" before they are given

• they are in a different font

• they are in italics or parentheses 

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.5

How many people are speaking in the scene on the screen?

• 1

• 2

• 3

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CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

Dramatic monologue is best described as which of the following?

• a speech that is very emotional

• a speech given by a single person on stage with others on stage as well

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

What is the difference between a dramatic monologue and a soliloquy?  

• a soliloquy is spoken alone on stage to oneself or the audience

• a dramatic monologue is spoken directly to the audience while the soliloquy is not

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.6.7

What are two best ways to learn about a character in a play?

• by what others say about them

• by what they say

• by what they do

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.4.10