Structural Elements 1
I saw a little frog
He was cuter than can be
He was sitting on a log
I'm sure he croaked at me
frog/log and be/me are examples of?
Rhyming Words
Stella Queen of the Snow Reader’s Theater Script
1 Stella Sam Narrator
2 A cold winter’s day in Tennessee
Narrator: Sam had never seen snow. This was his first snowstorm.
Stella: Isn’t it beautiful, Sam?
Sam: 3 (looking out the window with eyes wide open) It is very white and it makes me sort of dizzy.
Stella: 4 Come on Sam, let’s go outside!”
What structural element is #1?
Cast of Characters
A group of verses in a poem is called a ___________.
Stanza
The list of people appearing in a play is called a ____________.
Cast of characters
I saw a little frog
He was cuter than can be
He was sitting on a log
I'm sure he croaked at me
"I saw a little frog" is an example of 1 ________.
line or verse of poetry
Stella Queen of the Snow Reader’s Theater Script
1 Stella Sam Narrator
2 A cold winter’s day in Tennessee
Narrator: Sam had never seen snow. This was his first snowstorm.
Stella: Isn’t it beautiful, Sam?
Sam: 3 (looking out the window with eyes wide open) It is very white and it makes me sort of dizzy.
Stella: 4 Come on Sam, let’s go outside!”
What structural element is #2?
Setting
A line in a poem is called a ____________.
verse
Clues that help us to know the actions and feelings of the character are the _______________.
I saw a little frog
He was cuter than can be
He was sitting on a log
I'm sure he croaked at me
These 4 lines/verses together create 1 ______.
stanza
Stella Queen of the Snow Reader’s Theater Script
1 Stella Sam Narrator
2 A cold winter’s day in Tennessee
Narrator: Sam had never seen snow. This was his first snowstorm.
Stella: Isn’t it beautiful, Sam?
Sam: 3 (looking out the window with eyes wide open) It is very white and it makes me sort of dizzy.
Stella: 4 Come on Sam, let’s go outside!”
What structural element is #3?
Stage Directions
A pair of words that sound the same is an example of _____________.
The time and place a drama takes place is the ___________.
Setting
Stella Queen of the Snow Reader’s Theater Script
1 Stella Sam Narrator
2 A cold winter’s day in Tennessee
Narrator: Sam had never seen snow. This was his first snowstorm.
Stella: Isn’t it beautiful, Sam?
Sam: 3 (looking out the window with eyes wide open) It is very white and it makes me sort of dizzy.
Stella: 4 Come on Sam, let’s go outside!”
What structural element is #1?
Conversations between two or more characters is _______.
Dialogue