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Drama TEKS Vocabulary
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A literary text presented in dialogue or pantomime. It is a story intended to be acted out as a play.
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Drama-related vocabulary from the Spring 2012 Update to the Glossary from TEA and from Definitions/Examples for STAAR Reporting Category 2
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Drama
A literary text presented in dialogue or pantomime. It is a story intended to be acted out as a play.
Characters
The people or animals in stories. The main character has the most importance in the story and does the most to support the plot. Most of the action should follow the main character.
Stage Directions
These are set off in parentheses between lines of dialogue. They describe for the reader the actions and movements of the characters during the scene.
Dialogue
The lines spoken between the characters. In a drama, this is the main tool the playwright uses to develop the plot and the characters.
Conflict
The opposition of characters that creates the action or the events that keeps the plot moving forward in the story.