Drama Words

Form of literature that is written to be performed for an audience.

• Theme
• Drama
• Foil
• Dynamic

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

The author of a drama

• Playwright
• Character
• Foil
• Scene

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

The time and place a work occurs.

• Foil
• Actor
• Plot
• Setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A major unit of action in a play similar that is similar to a chapter in a book.

• Scene
• Act
• Setting
• Character

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

A subdivision of an act.

• Act
• Character
• Setting
• Scene

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

This is a list of all the characters in a play, usually in the order of appearance.  It is found at the beginning of a script

• Setting
• Cast
• Plot
• Stage Directions

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

The central idea or life lesson the writer intends to share with the reader.

• Theme
• Plot
• Act
• Monologue

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

The sequence of actions and events.

• Character
• Scene
• Theme
• Plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The conversations between characters in a drama or literary work.

• Dialogue
• Conflict
• Cast
• Characters

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

The playwright’s instructions to the director, performers, and stage crew. Usually set in italics and explain how characters move and speak.

• Dialogue
• Monologue
• Soli
• Stage Directions

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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