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This is a story intended to be performed in front of an audience.
What is a drama
100
These are divisions of acts that occur in different settings
What are scenes?
100

The turning point in the story

What is climax?

100
This is a list of all the characters in a play. They usually are listed according to appearance
What is the cast?
100

These are instructions for the actors, the director, and the stage crew and are normally written in paranthesis

What are stage directions?

200

Items carried on stage by an actor, small items on the set used by actors

What are props?

200
He or she is the author of a play
What is a playwright?
200

The problem/conflict is revealed 

what is rising action?

200

The conflict/problem is completely resolved.

what is resolution?
200

The words or conversations spoken by characters to each other. Much of what you learn about the characters, setting, and events are revealed in this conversation.

What is dialogue?

300

a person or thing who plays a role in a book, movie, or play

What is a character?

300
The central message or idea of a drama
What is theme?
300
A struggle that a character has. This can be either internal or external
What is conflict?
300

You can use this to place main events in order

what is a plot line/plot diagram

300

How is drama different than other genres?

dramas are written to be acted out in front of an audience

400

divisions in the drama, like chapters in a book, often used to introduce a new character or setting

what are acts

400

The form in which a drama is written

what is a script?

400

The characters and setting are introduced

What is exposition?

400

true or false, the stage directions are read aloud when performing the drama/play

False

400

True or false, you can infer a theme after reading a drama?

true

500

The person telling the story

What is narrator?

500

Drama follows this pattern of organization, it has an exposition, rising action, falling action, resolution

What is plot?

500

The problem/conflict begins to be solved

What is falling action?

500

What is the authors purpose for writing a drama/play

to entertain

500

True or false: as a reader it is very important to not overlook the stage directions

True

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