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Drama vocabulary
6th grade drama vocab
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6th Grade
03/09/2009

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Down/ Downstage
Definition
The front of the stage
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Up/upstage
Definition
the back of the stage
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genre
Definition
a type or category of literary composition
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drama
Definition
a story that is meant to be acted out for an audience
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plot
Definition
a sequence of incidents or events in a literary work; the main story
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dialogue
Definition
conversation between 2 or more characters
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theme
Definition
the central idea or concept of a literary work
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narrator
Definition
a character who speaks to the audience to tell a story
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What are the main genres of literature?
Definition
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama
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scripts
Definition
the form that plays are written in
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scenery
Definition
painted scenes and backdrops
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props
Definition
items that actors use in the play
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scene
Definition
marks a setting or time change in a play
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act
Definition
the grouping of 2 or more scenes
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4 key elements of drama
Definition
stage direction, plot, character, dialogue
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