Elements of Drama
script
Who is telling the story in this play?
The narrator
Where was the setting of the play? (2 main settings)
Began in Texas and ended in California
How many elements of drama can you find on the first two pages? (336-337)
All of them
characters, setting, narrator, dialogue, script, stage directions, acts/scenes/prologue
What are plays?
Stories written to be performed on stage by actors in front of an audience
What is the element that refers to the words that characters exchange?
Dialogue
Who gives Gigi the magic ring?
The old woman, whom Gigi helps
Who told us that Bill fell out the wagon?
Narrator 2
What happens to the two cubs? (The major problem of the play)
The two cubs fell asleep on a stone and it kept growing bigger and bigger. Their mother could not find them and thought they were stuck.
What is the difference between acts and scenes?
Acts- larger sections of a play
Scenes- smaller sections of a play, usually within acts
The written directions included by the playwright
Stage directions
Who is the antagonist (the person getting in the main character's way)?
Maliarda, the daughter of a lord
How does the playwright use personification (giving human characteristics to things) when Bill was fighting the tornado? Give 3 examples.
"didn't like anybody ridin' its back", "got meaner and meaner", and "figured it wasn't going to get Bill off its back"
Which characters do not actually exchange dialogue in the script?
How do playwright's organize (text structure) their stories? List the examples.
They order them in sections by chronological order (sequence): acts, scenes, and prologues.
Stage directions will be written in what two ways?
Italics and inside parenthesis
Who gets the ring back for Gigi? How did they do it?
The mouse, by crawling under the door and taking it from Maliarda's neck
What is the climax (big problem) faced by Bill in the play?
He has to tame the tornado
How does the prologue connect to scene 1?
Gives background information and sets up the scene where we see the bears fishing.
What is baroque theatre? When did the Baroque period last?
Theatre where the sets and designs were very fancy. It lasted from 1600-1700.
This section is the introduction to the play, and gives background information.
Prologue
What is the theme of this play?
You get from others what you give
How was Bill's conflict resolved? What was the result of him hitting the ground so hard when he fell off? (2 answers)
The tornado gives up and rains itself out on a path to California. The ground sunk, creating Death Valley.
What do we learn about the play in the section "Prologue"? (List the 4 main things we learned)
The story takes place a long time ago, it is a Native (Indigenous) American tale, takes place in California, and begins with the bears fishing at the river.
Essential Question:
Why might some plays be better told as plays?
Provide specific evidence.
Answers may very. You get the points if your response makes sense and you provide a specific and relevant example.