Elements of Biography
What is a biography?
An account of someone's life written by someone else.
True or False
Biographies are written to entertain the reader.
False. The main purpose of a biography is to inform the reader about a person's life.
There is one setting or the setting has not changed.
True or false
Setting is only the place.
False
What type of story line does a drama have?
A plot
What point of view is the biography written?
3rd person
True or False
Biographies show a sequential timeline of the person's life.
True.
Biographies are written in time order.
What is the cast of characters in a drama?
The characters in the play that have speaking parts.
True or False
An example of a setting can be different times during the day or part of 2 days.
True. It is showing different times that an event happened. Example morning, noon and night. Afternoon, night and next morning.
What makes a drama different than a fiction story?
It has a cast of characters, stage directions, and scenes.
What is the most important parts of the biography?
The struggles the person faced and how they overcame the problem.
Name an example of a biography that we have learned about.
Anne Frank
Benjamin Franklin
Robert E. Lee
What one prop would be used to identify a detective?
A magnifying glass
True or False
The setting can not change in a drama.
False. Every time the scene changes it is because there is a new setting.
True or False
The author of a drama is called a playwright.
True
Chronological order
True or False
An example of a biography is Diary of a Wimpy Kid.
False. Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a fictional character in a fictional story.
When an action is in parenthesis this is called what?
Stage directions
True or False
Setting can be from a time period like Colonial times.
True. A time period helps you understand how things were during that time period. Example, Colonial times do not have electricity.
What is the description in a drama and where is it found?
The description gives background information to help the reader understand more about the characters and it is found at the beginning of the play.
Will a theme be in the biography?
Yes. The biography shows a lesson.
True or False
An example of a biography is the Diary of Anne Frank.
True. She is a real person in history.
What is a prop?
Something in the play to give the reader a visual or to identify a person.
True or False
The setting is hard to identify in a drama.
False. The beginning of a scene states when and where the play is happening.
What is scene?
A part that shows one time and one place off the drama.