Definition
A major unit of a drama (like a chapter of a play)
What is "an act"?
What part of speech is the underlined word being used in the following sentence?
I have a very anxious dog who is always excited to go for walks, but gets nervous in new places.
What is adjective?
Margie was extremely sweet, but sometimes felt ____________ when she didn't understand her friends' jokes.
What is "dense"?
Correct the spelling:
ensumneeya
What is "insomnia"?
One example of a "dramatic element"
Examples: plot, characters, theme, costumes, dialogue
A subunit of an act (switches based on settings or events)
What is a "scene"?
What part of speech is the underlined word being used in the following sentence?
An important element of a story's plot is the inciting incident that brings up the main conflict or problem.
What is noun?
________________________________ are written into the script to describe sets, sound effect, lighting, and actions of the character.
What are stage directions?
Correct the spelling:
Ankshus
What is anxious?
What are the two things included in the "setting" of a play, movie, or story?
The time it takes place and the location it takes place
Eager with a sense of unease (different from "fearful that something bad will happen")
What is "anxious"?
What part of speech is the underlined word being used in the following sentence?
Julie felt extremely apprehensive about the upcoming elections, and was fearful something bad would happen.
What is adjective?
My dog _______________ got out of the water after I bribed her with treats. She loves swimming so much that's the only way to get her out!
What is reluctantly?
Correct the spelling:
Apreehansiv
What is apprehensive?
Give a synonym for the word "reluctantly". Your synonym should be one word.
Examples: begrudgingly, unwillingly, hesitantly
In a way that shows unwillingness or hesitancy
What is "reluctantly"?
What part of speech is the underlined word being used in the following sentence?
Drinking iced coffee while it's snowing out is a common idiosyncrasy in New England that never fails to confuse southerners.
What is noun?
I suffer from severe __________________ sometimes, especially before big tests, and I end up exhausted in the morning.
What is "insomnia"?
Correct the spelling:
deyelag
What is dialogue?
Give a synonym for the word "idiosyncrasy". Your synonym should be one word.
Examples: quirk, oddity, uniqueness
An uncommon way a person acts or thinks, a quirk
What is idiosyncrasy?
What part of speech is the underlined word being used in the following sentence?
Johnny reluctantly put on his coat on his way out the door, since his mom told him he had to wear it when the weather was rainy.
What is adverb?
There are multiple __________________in an act, and multiple ____________________ in a play.
(Need both in the correct order for full points)
What are "scenes," and "acts"
Correct the spelling:
edeeyosinkrusee
What is idiosyncrasy?
The difference between a "dialogue" and a "monologue".
"Dialogue" is a conversation between two or more people. "Monologue" is spoken by one person.