Drama STAAR Vocabulary

What is the written text of a play called?

• manuscript

• lyrics

• script

• novel

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

What do you call the group of actors in a play?

• crew

• cast

• ensemble

• troupe

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

What is the sequence of events in a play called?

• Plot

• Conflict

• Setting

• Characters

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.7

Where and when the play takes place is known as the?

• Backdrop

• Setting

• Backdrop

• Backdrop

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.4

What are the smaller divisions within a play called?

• Stanzas and verses

• Paragraphs and sentences

• Acts and scenes

• Chapters and verses

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.10

What is the central message or main idea of a play?

• Main characters

• Setting details

• Historical context

• Underlying theme or lesson

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.3

What is the term used for the underlying message or lesson in a play?

• theme

• plot

• character development

• setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the term used for the overall feeling or atmosphere of a play?

• mood

• tone

• setting

• plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.3

The text the actors are supposed to say out loud in a drama.

• Playwright

• Dialogue

• Scene

• Drama

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

Instructions for the actors that tell them where to go or how to say a line.

• Cast of Characters

• Narrator

• Act

• Stage Directions

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.5