Drama Elements

Drama is any form of storytelling that is told through _______________________. (Type your answer)

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.7

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

__________ is used by actors on stage or it is written speech between characters to reveal thoughts and feelings.

• Monologue

• Soliloquy

• Dialogue

• Narration

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

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

Which of these terms describe the set, a sound effect or the appearance and actions of a character?

• navigation coordinates

• stage directions

• character descriptions

• actor instructions

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

A ______ is the written text of a drama.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Action in dramatic writing is broken up by ________ and ________. (Choose 2)

• scenes

• intermissions

• acts

• endings

• montages

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.5

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

A scene is a continuous sequence of action between two or more characters.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Musicals are plays or films that...

• use sound and images

• incorporate singing and dancing

• focus on oral poetic performances

• are spontaneous and performed in public spaces

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Any time a playwright or screenwriter uses dialogue, performance, and acting to share a story, it is considered a drama.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.3

A _______________ is designed to make the audience or readers laugh and generally includes plot twists that lead to a happy ending.

• comedy

• tragedy

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CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

In a ____________, the main characters undergo a series of unfortunate events that eventually lead to disaster.

• comedy

• tragedy

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2