Story
"Invasion from Mars" is a playscript.
Complete the sentence. The crowd ________ by screaming and running away.
a. alarmed
b. reacted
c. awe
reacted
The people were in _______ at what they were seeing.
a. alarmed
b. reacted
c. awe
awe
The setting of the story is ________.
The setting of the story is in the country, in a farmer's field, in New Jersey.
Everyone cheered to _________ their support for their team.
convey
The beauty of outer space cannot be put into words; it is ____________.
indescribable
A "scene" will ___________.
A "scene" will begin and end where the action stops, or when a character moves to a new location. A "scene" breaks up an act.
What can the people hear in the field?
The crowd of people can hear a humming sound from the crash site.
Only a truly _______ person would climb Mt. Everest.
daring
Joanie can play three instruments and speak four languages. She is a truly ___________ person.
extraordinary
What is this an example of?
Tom: We must hurry to the castle!
Bert: Oh, but it's raining! My feet are tired.
This is an example of dialogue. "Dialogue" tells the actors or readers what to say.
What is inside the thing that crashed in the field?
This word means "to be suddenly frightened or warned by something".
Alarmed
This word means "to become less bright, loud, or visible".
Fade
What do stage directions tell the reader?
How was "Invasion from Mars" originally performed?
"Invasion from Mars" was originally perfomed as a radio play. Like television for your ears!
This word means "giving off light".
Luminous
This word means "to discuss or compare information".
Conferring
What is a prop?
A "prop" is anything an actor touches or uses in a scene.