8th Gr. Reading Drama STAAR Vocabulary

The series of events that make up the story

• rising action
• climax
• falling action
• plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

The reason an author writes
the text--to persuade, inform,
explain and entertain

• author's purpose
• alliteration
• point of view

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Where and when the story takes place

• theme
• setting
• drama
• plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

What is dialogue?

• a long speech made by one character
• a conversation made between two or more characters

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the primary purpose of drama?

• to inform
• to remind us of the past
• to entertain with a story
• to make the public aware of issues

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

What is the purpose of stage directions?

• all of these
• to provide information about the setting
• to provide information about how the dialogue should be said
• to provide information on actions about the characters

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

What is the list of characters in a drama called?

• plot
• setting
• conflict
• cast

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

The author of a play or script is properly called a_____?

• author
• narrator
• playwright
• speaker

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

A written version of a play that is read by the actors, but not the audience

• script
• intermission
• stage directions
• understudy

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

A person or a situation that opposes another character’s goals or desires

• antagonist
• protagonist
• villain

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3