CScope

1. CScope Key Academic Vocabulary

2. DRAMA a story told in front of an audience

3. PLAYWRIGHT the author of a play

4. THEATER where a play takes place

5. Three types of Drama Elements - • Literary • Technical • Performance

6. Literary Elements • Script • Plot • Character • Story organization • Setting • Dialogue • Monologue • Conflict

7. script the written words and directions of a play

8. acts the units of action

9. scenes parts of the acts

10. plot the storyline or arrangement of action

11. character a person portrayed in a drama

12. story organization the storyline or arrangement of action – beginning, middle, and end

13. setting where the action takes place

14. Dramatic Speech dialogue – conversation between or among characters

15. Dramatic Speech monologue – long speech by one single character (private thoughts)

16. conflict The internal or external struggle between opposing forces, ideas, or interests that create dramatic tension (man/man, man/nature, man/self)

17. Technical Elements • Scenery • Costumes • Props • Sound and Music • Make-up

18. set/scenery theatrical equipment on the stage that shows time/place (curtains, backdrops, platforms, etc…)

19. stage directions • found in brackets • describe scenery and how characters speak • C, center stage • L, stage left • R, stage right • U, upstage or rear • D, downstage or front

20. props small movable items that the actors use to make actions look real

21. sound and music sound- the effects an audience hears during a show music – songs you hear during a show

22. make-up the use of costumes, wigs and body paint to transform an actor into a character

23. Performance Elements (What do the actors do on the stage to make a character come alive?) • Acting • Speaking • Non-verbal expression

24. acting how speaking and moving help to create characters

25. speaking vocal expression, projection, speaking style and diction

26. non-verbal expression includes gestures, facial expressions, and movement