Understanding Drama Elements and Structurere

How can you tell that a text is a drama? Select two correct answers

• It has a conflict and resolution

• There are scenes

• It has a cause and effect

• There is a setting

• It shows a list of characters

Stage directions in plays are included to

• Show the setting

• Tell the actors how to say a line

• Tell the actors where to stand or how to move

• All the answers are correct

A playwright will include more than one scene because

• The characters are different in every scene

• The events take place in more than once scene

• The setting (time and place) changes with each scene

• The problem is solved in one scene

Read these lines of dialogue from "The Minnie Mystery"-

Jessie: (looking around) Hey, where’s Minnie?

Narrator: Gizmo had been so focused on his book that he hadn’t

noticed his little sister wasn’t sitting with him anymore.

Gizmo: (standing up and looking concerned) Minnie? Where are you?

The purpose of this dialogue is to-

• Introduce the main characters

• Tell the resolution to the problem

• Tell how the actors will say their lines

• Present the main problem in the story

What is the main theme in "Anansi's New Trick?

• It is best to be strong.

• It is good to ask for help.

• It is best to tell the truth.

• It is good to have many friends.

What happens as a result of Mole Rat talking to Nyame, The Sky God?

• Lightning strikes Anansi

• Nyame helps to teach Anansi a lesson

• Mole Rat and Eagle trick Anansi

• Anansi becomes stronger than the other animals

Read these sentences from Paragraph 10-

Nyame looked down at Mole Rat and said, “Don’t worry, Little One. We will teach Anansi a lesson. But I don’t like to hurt my creatures. Anansi is very smart—we will use HIS way of doing things.”

These sentences show that Nyame-

• Is a wise and caring god

• Wants to hurt Anansi

• Doesn't like Mole Rat

• Takes revenge on those who make him angry

The reader can tell that "Anansi's New Trick" is a folktale because it-

• has animals that can talk

• has a happy ending

• teaches a lesson

• Uses dialogue