Understanding Drama
Tells what a character thinks, does, and feels.
What is dialogue?
They live in the Doldrums.
Who are the Lethargarians?
How you get to Dictionopolis.
What is The Road to the Land of Wisdom?
What are stage directions?
Words in a play's script that are in italics or [brackets].
What are stage directions?
A character who can never catch up on spelling.
Who is Humbug?
You will get stuck here if you aren't thinking.
What is the Doldrums?
How the character or audience feels.
What is mood?
Read the dialogue. State the character's mood.
Tom: You never let me play! [closes the door quickly]
What is angry/mad?
An impatient, annoying know-it-all.
Who is Spelling Bee?
A's sell better here because they are in many more words.
What is the Marketplace (Word Market)?
How the author develops the character.
What is characterization?
Read the stage directions. State the character's conflict.
Tina: [Driving car and loudly singing a song] Sing with me Jill!
Jill: Look out! [Jill puts her hands over her face. Car screeches to a halt.]
What is a car accident or the car stops?
These two characters agree on everything.
Who are Rhyme and Reason?
The Kings of these places needs sensible advisors, Rhyme and Reason.
What is Dictionopolis and Digitopolis?
The problem a character faces in a story.
What is a conflict?