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Name: Level 7: Drama Name: Level 7: Drama

INSTRUCTIONAL VOCABULARY CARDS SKILL FOCUS

Use these cards independently or with a partner to review the instructional terms introduced online. A. Read the terms below. Then, write each term next to its definition. You can review the Vocabulary Cards, if needed.

act dialogue drama monologue setting stage directions

act dialogue
1. drama a play, often acted out on a stage
ABC!
ABC!
2. act a major section in a play, like a chapter in a book

a major section in a play, a conversation between two or 3. stage directions instructions in a play that are not spoken by characters
like a chapter in a book more characters

4. setting the time and place of events in a story

drama monologue 5. monologue a long speech by one character in a play

ANSWER KEY

6. dialogue a conversation between two or more characters

B. Read each sentence. Circle True or False.

1. Stage directions are long speeches by one character in a play. True / False
a play, often acted out on a stage a long speech by one character in a play

2. A major section of a play is called an act. True / False

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3. Two characters in a play are having a conversation; this is a dialogue. True / False
setting stage directions
4. A monologue is the time and place of events in a story. True / False
PL AY
5. A drama might include acts, stage directions, dialogue, and monologue. True / False

instructions in a play that are not spoken

the time and place of events in a story by characters

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Name: Level 7: Drama Name: Level 7: Drama

SKILL APPLICATION TEXT

A. Read the drama The Smartest Student in the World on the next page. Then, complete the activities below.
The first three ask you to write directly on the text you just read.
The Smartest Student in the World
1. Draw a box around the section of the drama that lists the characters. Cast of Characters
2. Circle the names of the two characters who have a dialogue in Act 1. PETEY. The smartest student in the world
3. Highlight or underline the stage directions that describe the setting in Act 2. TEACHER 1 An algebra teacher
TEACHER 2 A social studies teacher
4. Match each example below from the drama to the term that best describes it
TEACHER 3 A science teacher

PETEY. Teacher, can I ask you a question? Would you ACT 1

give me a consequence me for something I didn’t do?
TEACHER. Of course not.
PETEY. That’s good because I didn’t do my homework.
[A middle school classroom, one morning in September]
PETEY. [Running into the classroom] Good morning, Teacher! Uh oh… [He trips over a chair.
act Papers and books spill out of his backpack onto the floor.]
TEACHER 1. Hello, Petey. You’re just in time to answer a question. A man from Texas drove
toward New York at 210 miles per hour, and a man from New York drove toward Texas at
175 miles per hour. Where did they meet?

ACT 2 character PETEY. In prison!

ACT 2
ANSWER KEY

[Later the same day, in a social studies classroom]

TEACHER 2. Let’s review our lesson from yesterday. Who can tell me where the Declaration
Petey dialogue of Independence was signed? [He looks around the class and finally calls on PETEY, who is
waving his hand in the air.]
PETEY. At the bottom!
ACT 3

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[He looks around the class and finally calls on PETEY, who [Later the same day, in a science classroom]
is waving his hand in the air.] stage directions
PETEY. [Looking worried] Teacher, can I ask you a question? Would you give me a
consequence for something I didn’t do?
5. Use the stage directions at the beginning of Act 1 to help you form a picture in your mind.
Then, illustrate this part of the drama on the back of the page. TEACHER 3. Of course not.

Student answers will vary but should include elements of a middle PETEY. That’s good because I didn’t do my homework.
school classroom.

H Work with a partner to act out the drama The Smartest Student in the World. Use the stage directions
to guide you in designing the set and reading your lines.

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Level 7: Drama
Comprehension
 Comprehension
Name: Level 7: Drama

INSTRUCTIONAL VOCABULARY CARDS

Use these cards independently or with a partner to review the instructional terms introduced online.

act dialogue

ABC!
ABC!

a major section in a play, a conversation between two or

like a chapter in a book more characters

drama monologue

a play, often acted out on a stage a long speech by one character in a play

setting stage directions

PL AY

instructions in a play that are not spoken

the time and place of events in a story by characters

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Name: Level 7: Drama

SKILL FOCUS
A. Read the terms below. Then, write each term next to its definition. You can review the Vocabulary Cards, if needed.

act dialogue drama monologue setting stage directions

1. a play, often acted out on a stage

2. a major section in a play, like a chapter in a book

3. instructions in a play that are not spoken by characters

4. the time and place of events in a story

5. a long speech by one character in a play

6. a conversation between two or more characters

B. Read each sentence. Circle True or False.

1. Stage directions are long speeches by one character in a play. True / False

2. A major section of a play is called an act. True / False

3. Two characters in a play are having a conversation; this is a dialogue. True / False

4. A monologue is the time and place of events in a story. True / False

5. A drama might include acts, stage directions, dialogue, and monologue. True / False

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SKILL APPLICATION
A. R
 ead the drama The Smartest Student in the World on the next page. Then, complete the activities below.
The first three ask you to write directly on the text you just read.

1. Draw a box around the section of the drama that lists the characters.
2. Circle the names of the two characters who have a dialogue in Act 1.
3. Highlight or underline the stage directions that describe the setting in Act 2.
4. Match each example below from the drama to the term that best describes it

PETEY. Teacher, can I ask you a question? Would you

give me a consequence me for something I didn’t do?

TEACHER. Of course not.

PETEY. That’s good because I didn’t do my homework. act

ACT 2 character

Petey dialogue

[He looks around the class and finally calls on PETEY, who
is waving his hand in the air.] stage directions

5. Use the stage directions at the beginning of Act 1 to help you form a picture in your mind.
Then, illustrate this part of the drama on the back of the page.

H Work with a partner to act out the drama The Smartest Student in the World. Use the stage directions
to guide you in designing the set and reading your lines.

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TEXT

The Smartest Student in the World

Cast of Characters
PETEY. The smartest student in the world
TEACHER 1 An algebra teacher
TEACHER 2 A social studies teacher
TEACHER 3 A science teacher

ACT 1
[A middle school classroom, one morning in September]

PETEY. [Running into the classroom] Good morning, Teacher! Uh oh… [He trips over a chair.
Papers and books spill out of his backpack onto the floor.]
TEACHER 1. Hello, Petey. You’re just in time to answer a question. A man from Texas drove
toward New York at 210 miles per hour, and a man from New York drove toward Texas at
175 miles per hour. Where did they meet?
PETEY. In prison!
ACT 2
[Later the same day, in a social studies classroom]
TEACHER 2. Let’s review our lesson from yesterday. Who can tell me where the Declaration
of Independence was signed? [He looks around the class and finally calls on PETEY, who is
waving his hand in the air.]

PETEY. At the bottom!

ACT 3
[Later the same day, in a science classroom]

PETEY. [Looking worried] Teacher, can I ask you a question? Would you give me a
consequence for something I didn’t do?

TEACHER 3. Of course not.

PETEY. That’s good because I didn’t do my homework.

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