Match the word with the definition.
1
Writing that is intended to be performed by actors for an audience
2
Written form of the drama
3
A division in a drama when the setting changes
4
Usually located at the beginning of a drama; provides background information about each character
5
The conversation between characters; follows after the character's name in a script; given without
quotation marks in the script
6
The time and place of the action
7
The problem in the story; a struggle between opposing forces
8
The person who writes a script for a play
9
The main events in the drama; the action; revolves around a conflict
10
The “voice” or teller, of the story
11
Area within a theater upon which actors perform a play
12
Objects that actors use in the scene
13
A division in a drama made up of a group of scenes
14
Words, often in brackets and italics, that tell the actor how to say the lines and how to move about the stage
drama
conflict
scene
plot
script
dialogue
playwright
prop
setting
stage directions
narrator
act
cast of characters
stage
Crafting the Lesson
These are the elements of drama:
Drama
Writing that is intended to be performed by actors for an audience
Script
Written form of the drama
Scene
A division in a drama when the setting changes
Cast of
characters
Usually located at the beginning of a drama; provides background information about each character
Dialogue
The conversation between characters; follows after the character's name in a script; given without
quotation marks in the script
Setting
The time and place of the action
Conflict
The problem in the story; a struggle between opposing forces
Playwright
The person who writes a script for a play
Plot
The main events in the drama; the action; revolves around a conflict
Narrator
The “voice” or teller, of the story
Stage
Area within a theater upon which actors perform a play
prop
Objects that actors use in the scene
Act
A division in a drama made up of a group of scenes
Stage
directions
Words, often in brackets and italics, that tell the actor how to say the lines and how to move about
the stage
Composing Meaning
• Read this drama excerpt to find examples of the
characteristics of drama in the play.
•
The Hitch-hiker
Dialogue
Setting
Conflict
Playwright
Narrator
Stage
Directions
Scene
Cast of
characters
Drama
Create a short skit (play) with two
characters talking about lunchtime
yesterday. You must include at
least three lines for each character.
Include:
Setting
Character list
Conflict
Types of props
Stage directions