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Visual & Performing Arts
Elements of Drama: Make your own Crossword Puzzle
1) Choose 10 of the following terms from related to drama to be included in your crossword
puzzle:
scenery
flats
character
setting
sound
gobos
dialogue
rising action
lighting
gels
monologue
climax
make-up
hand props
theme
color themes
costumes
set props
exposition
suspense
style
plot
conflict
language
2) Each term in the puzzle must intersect with at least one other term by sharing a letter.
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T
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M
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3) Create clues in the space provided on the back of this page. Use your notes as a reference.
For example:
Across
3. A note with a filled in note-head, stem, and two flags
4) You can use up to six clues in each direction (across or down).
5) Terms that have more than one word a hyphen should be written as ONE long word.
For example: “makeup” or “risingaction”
5) Only letters that words have in common can intersect… jumbling the letters together or
creating a word search puzzle is not your task in this assignment.
6) Provide a completed version of your puzzle on the second page of this worksheet. Be sure to
include the clue numbers within the finished puzzle. Use pencil so that you can correct any
mistakes you might make along the way.
Elements of Drama: Make your own Crossword Puzzle
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Elements of Drama: Make your own Crossword Puzzle