Drama Vocab #1

the division of acts in a drama

• acts

• scenes

• tragedy

• comedy

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

an introductory passage

• monologue

• dialogue

• prologue

• act

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

objects that appear on a stage during a play

• actors

• tables and chairs

• dialogue

• props

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

a major division within a play

• act

• scene

• props

• stage directions

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

a type of drama where the characters experience a catastrophe

• comedy

• tragedy

• act

• scene

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

the people who read or watch someone's work

• actors

• audience

• props

• dialogue

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

when an actor speaks directly to the audience, but cannot be "heard" by other characters

• aside

• soliloquy

• monologue

• dialogue

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

the person who writes a play

• author

• poet

• writer

• playwright

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

a humorous play with a happy ending

• tragedy

• comedy

• aside

• prologue

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

a story, speech, or scene performed by one actor

• prologue

• dialogue

• monologue

• props

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D