Elements of Drama PDF

Cause/Effect Cause aifterent Cftect Purpose: to explain what happened and why it happened Transition Words: becauss, so, in order to, as a result Simile A comparison of two things using "like" or "as" I'm happy as a clamt -... Personification Gives human qualities or characteristics to an an...

Cause/Effect Cause aifterent Cftect Purpose: to explain what happened and why it happened Transition Words: becauss, so, in order to, as a result Simile A comparison of two things using "like" or "as" I'm happy as a clamt -... Personification Gives human qualities or characteristics to an animal or object Sequence First Skills: Comparison/ Contrast Joirterent Purpose: to describe how things are alike and different Transition Words: but, both, however, and TEXT STRUCTURE Problem/Solution Sotution Assessment Date: Thursday, Nov. 21st Module 4 Assessment Study Guide Figurative Language Figurative Language creates a special effect or feeling or makes a point. This inctudes "figures of speech" that compare, exaggerate, or mean something different from what is expected. : Metaphor A comparison of two things by saying one thing is another thing you must be a welking encyciopedia to know oll those facts. : Altiteration A sound device " used to repeat the same consonant sound at the beginning of nearby words Problem Purpose: to show a problem and how it is solved Transition Words: problem, solution, difficulty, the answer is The cat ren past the man. Look for text clues. Last Purpose: to explain events in order ransition Wor before, first, next, then, last, after Central Idea The Central Idea is what the text is mostly about.. Headings · Visuals · First or Last Sentence · Repeated Words The moon follows me when f walk at night. Assonance A sound device used to repeat the same vowel sounds in nearby words Sally sent Susan some samples of soup. sensory Language Words that appeat to the five senses Susen PIP sh - Detail Central làea The summer breeze smelled like fresh-cut grøss Point of View Who is telling the story? First-Person narrator is part of the story. I did it. Third-Person narrator is outside the story. She - Detail They - Detail- Detail- Evaluate details to determine key ideas that support the central idea. · Examples · Facts · Evidence Description A story told in first-person point of view has a character in the story as the narrator Readers learn about other characters from what they say to the narrator. A story told in third-person point of view has an outside narrator. The narrator can tell readers what all of the characters are saying, doing, and thinking. The theme can be implied. Use text clues to figure it out. VWhat happens to the characters? How do the characters react? What do the characters learn? How do the characters grow or change? 2 THEME The theme is the main message, lesson, or moral of the text. The theme can be stated in text. Fables and myths might tell the theme at the end. trying to teach me C EXAMPLES More can be achieved by working together. o What is the author ASK It is best to tell the truth. Don't give up. Elements of Drama A drama or play is a story performed by actors on a stage. Script the text of the play Cast of Characters all of the characters, usually portrayed by actors Characters Setting Narrator the person who tells what happens during the play Act I Haha! Are you kidding. (Runs off stage) Stage Directions written instructions telling the actors whal to do Scene I Dialogue the words said by the characters Tortoise: How about a race? Hare: Setting the time and place in the play Act a chapter in a play that contains more than one scene Scene the action that takes place in a single setting Suffixes (-able, -ible) Generative Vocabulary 4.10 Suffixes -able and -ible A suffix is a word part added to the end of a base word that changes the meaning of the word. The suffixes -able and -ible change a verb to an adjective. These endings are used to mean "able to be" or "capable of."" -able agreeable remarkable adaptable likeable -ible reversible audible visible flexible Students will need to be able to determine the meaning of a word with one of these suffixes using the context clues in the text and the meaning of the suffix -able or -ible.