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Definitions I
Definitions II
Definitions III
Definitions IV
Motives for Exploration
100
the series of events that make up the story
What is plot?
100
a story acted out in front of an audience
What is drama?
100
words in the script not meant to be spoken aloud
What are stage directions?
100
clothes that help the actors look like their characters
What are costumes?
100
explorers wanted to know more about the world; they were curious about what was out "there"
What is a sense of adventure?
200
the time and place of the story
What is setting?
200
people who write plays
What are playwrights?
200
one of the ways stage directions might be formatted; not the slanted words
What are parentheses?
200
objects that actors use as their characters might use them
What are props?
200
some explorers wanted to share their religion
What is to spread Christianity?
300
might be animals, fictional people, or people who actually lived
What are characters?
300
written text of the drama
What is a script?
300
slanted words
What are italics?
300
help show where the actions take place, such as outdoors or in a house
What is set?
300
explorers wanted to find new trade routes; they needed something they used to preserve their food
What is spices in Asia?
400
these people play characters in the drama
What is an actor?
400
plays are usually divided into these; the bigger chunks
What are acts?
400
one of the things stage directions help actors with; a word for how to say something
What is expression?
400
a fancier word for a story; The Rough-Face Girl was our example of this
What is narrative?
400
explorers wanted to be $$$$
What is gold and riches
500
characters speak lines called...
What is dialogue?
500
plays are usually divided into these; smaller chunks
What is a scene?
500
one of the ways stage directions help actors; a fancier word for what to do
What are actions?
500
what to do when asked to compare two pieces of text
What is MAKE A CHART?
500
explorers wanted to get more land for their countries; land = power
What is land to conquer?