G9

1

100

Also called “Dramatis Personae”. Includes the list of characters and actors who play them.

Cast

200

 The end of the play where the actors bow down to the audience.

Curtain Call

300

Instructions regarding specific tasks to the technical department given by the stage manager as well as signals and to the actors when delivering the lines.

Cue

400

Enhances the meaning of a speech through observation of pattern. A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.

Rhythm

2

100

Materials or objects used in a play.

Props

200

The moves and position of the actors on stage.

Blocking

300

The writers description of the different elements of a play such as settings, dialogues and actions.

Stage Direction

400

literary texts can be influenced by the author’s biography. Personal experiences play a significant role in crafting a story or play.

Authors life

3

100

Someone in charge of all areas in production.

Director

200

The organizer of the production and the coordinator of the different departments of production.

Stage Manager

300

Emphasis on a particular word.

Stress

400

 literary works may mirror the social, political, historical and cultural aspects of our lives to make literature relatable to everybody across culture and time.

Environmental Factors

4

100

 The back part of the stage, far from the audience.

Upstage

200

lines from the play delivered by the characters or actors.

Dialogue

300

Signals a break in thought and is used to aid comprehension on the part of the listener.

Pause

400

I'd love to walk on the beach with you. 

Is the verbal a GERUND or INFINITIVE?

infinitive

5

100

The front part of the stage, closer to the audience.

Downstage

200

Divisions in a play.

Act

300

Refers to the rising and falling of the tone of voice in a speech.

Intonation

400

He has difficulty reading in Japanese.

Is the verbal a GERUND or INFINITIVE?

Gerund