Dramatic Elements
Dialogue
Characterization
Plot Diagram
Miscellaneous
100
A person who writes plays
What is a playwright?
100

Direct quotations always begin with ______________.

A capital letter


100
Which STEAL element(s) is displayed?


"The girl grinned evilly before shoving her brother to the floor."

What are looks and actions
100
The most exciting scene in the story, where a turning point occurs
What s the climax?
100

Items used on stage to help actors tell a story

Props
200

instructs actors on how to portray characters

Who is the director?
200
What word should you AVOID USING REPEATEDLY?
SAID!
200

Which STEAL element(s) is displayed?


"The students voted for Ms. Patrice as their favorite teacher ever because she is always nice and kind."

What is effects on others?
200
Most of the story takes place here. The conflict grows bigger and bigger here.
What is the rising action?
200

Direct or indirect?


Aisha doesn’t like pets.

Direct
300

the major sections of a play

What are acts?


300

a phrase that shows dialogue ownership​

Tagline


300
Which STEAL element(s) is displayed?
"I hope my friend likes my birthday gift," Brandy said to herself.
300
Part of the story where things calm down and end up back in place
What is the falling action?
300

True or false?


When writing dialogue, all punctuation marks at the end of the quotation go outside the quotation marks.


False
400

A serious drama with an unhappy ending

What is a tragedy?
400

Punctuation used to end a statement​

A full stop or period
400
Which STEAL element(s) is displayed?


"Ms. Brandy whispered to Ms. Patrice, 'I think we should throw Ms. Aine a birthday party!'"

Speech


400
Getting extra points
Freebie :)
400

True or false


When writing dialogue, you must put all dialogue from all characters in the same paragraph

False
500

When a character speaks at length, alone

What is a monologue?
500

On your board, list the error(r) with this sentence.  If it is correct, write correct.  YOU ONLY GET ONE CHANCE!


"If you study, "Ms. Patrice exclaimed. "You will pass the test"!
1. After "exclaimed" should be a comma


2. The second "you" should be lowercase

3. The exclamation point should be in the quotation marks

500

Which STEAL element(s) is displayed below?


"Tom cried and cried when my goldfish died."

What is actions?
500
These 3 elements are included in the resolution
What are characters, setting, and conflict?
500

Direct or Indirect?


When she heard her baby crying last night, she just gritted her teeth and turned up her music.

Indirect