Drama Structure
This part of a drama introduces characters, setting, and conflict.
What is exposition?
A large angry crowd
What is a mob?
“The classroom was a zoo.”
This is an example of this figurative language.
What is a metaphor?
A sentence that tells the main idea of a paragraph is called this.
What is a topic sentence?
This sentence states the main argument in an essay.
What is a thesis statement?
This structural element gives instructions for actors but is not spoken aloud.
What are stage directions?
To make someone appear guilty
What is incriminate?
She ran as fast as a cheetah.”
This is an example of this figurative language.
What is a simile?
Words like first, next, then, and finally help show this text structure.
What is sequence/chronological order?
This type of evidence comes directly from the text.
What is a quotation/text evidence?
Explain the difference between an act and a scene.
An act is a major division of a play, while a scene is a smaller section within an act.
A surprising discovery
What is a revelation?
The wind whispered through the trees.”
This is an example of this figurative language.
What is personification?
Finding clues in the text to figure something out is called this.
What is inferencing?
What should come after introducing evidence in a paragraph?
What is analysis/explanation?
This lists all the characters in a play.
What is the cast of characters?
Feeling hopeful about the future
What is optimistic?
Create your own simile using school.
Student-generated
The lesson or message in a story is called this.
What is theme?
What are two things strong conclusions should do?
Restate the claim and leave the reader with a final thought.
This type of writing is meant to be performed by actors.
What is a drama/play/teleplay?
When things move toward one point
What is converging?
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
Similes use like/as, metaphors compare directly.
What is the difference between central idea and theme?
Central idea is what the text is mostly about; theme is the deeper lesson/message.
Explain the difference between summary and analysis.
Summary tells what happened; analysis explains why it matters.