UNIT 6: MOMENTS THAT MATTER: DRAMA

1. UNIT 6: MOMENTS THAT MATTER: DRAMA

2. Term Definition Example A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare Drama A work to be performed by actors on stage, radio, or television (a play)

3. Term Definition Example LYSANDER: Stay, gentle Helena; hear my excuse: my love, my life, my soul, fair Helena! HELENA: O excellent! HERMIA: Sweet, do not scorn her so. DEMETRIUS: If she cannot entreat, I can compel. (A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare) Dialogue Lines spoken by characters in a story (conversation)

4. Term Definition Example BENEDICK: They say the lady is fair-- 'tis a truth, I can bear them witness; and virtuous-- 'tis so, I cannot reprove it; and wise, but for loving me-- by my troth, it is no addition to her wit, nor no great argument of her folly, for I will be horribly in love with her. I may chance have some odd quirks and remnants of wit broken on me because I have railed so long against marriage. (Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare) Monologue A speech where a character says his or her thoughts aloud to the audience

5. Term Definition Example Every time Lucy holds the football for Charlie Brown to kick, we know she’s just going to yank it away just before he can. Dramatic Irony When the reader knows what is going on, but the characters don’t

6. Term Definition Example The name of Britain’s biggest dog (until it died recently) was Tiny. Verbal Irony When a character says something that they don’t mean (sarcasm)

7. Term Definition Example Mr. Reinhart is the building inspector for the entire county. Once building begins, he checks to see that construction is going according to the plan. One day Mr. Reinhart was having a party at his house.  He and his three guests were barbequing on the porch attached to his house, when the structure suddenly collapsed.  Apparently, termites got into the wood and had been chewing away the support beams for several months.    Situational Irony When what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected.

8. Term Definition Example -First Person: A character in the story is telling the story: I was minding my own business when Mom burst in. “What’s with you?” I grumbled. -Second Person: The narrator tells the story to another character using “you:” You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. -Third Person: A narrator (who is not in the story) is telling the story: He gripped the dollar bill tightly. “You can’t have it,” he told her. Point of View The viewpoint that you are hearing the story from

9. Term Definition Example CUT TO: CLOSE UP: Buttercup, staring out the window of her room. GRANDFATHER (off-screen) She went into her room and shut the door. And for days, she neither slept nor ate. BUTTERCUP (no emotion at all in her voice) I will never love again. HOLD ON HER FACE, perfect and perfectly sad. (The Princess Bride) Screenplay The script for a film, including instructions for sets and camera work

10. Term Definition Example BUTTERCUP: But what if something happens to you? WESTLEY: Hear this now: I will come for you. BUTTERCUP: But how can you be sure? WESTLEY: This is true love. You think this happens every day? (The Princess Bride) Script Written copy for the use of performers in films and plays

11. Term Definition Example “And how many hours a day did you do lessons?” said Alice, in a hurry to change the subject. “Ten hours the first day,” said the Mock Turtle, “nine the next, and so on.” “What a curious plan!” exclaimed Alice. “That's the reason they're called lessons,” the Gryphon remarked: “because they lessen from day to day.” (Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll) Puns The humorous use of a word to emphasize its different meanings

12. Term Definition Example -The Watsons go to Birmingham -The Secret Life of Bees -Number the Stars Historical Fiction A story that is based on real people or real events, but has fictional elements as well.

13. Term Definition Example “Goldilocks and the Three Bears:” First, three bears decide to go for a walk because their breakfast is hot. Second, while they are out, a bad girl, Goldilocks, walks into their house. Third, she goes into the kitchen and tries the food that is in three bowls. The food in the first two bowls is not nice, but the third bowl she thinks is good. Fourth, she tries their three chairs and likes the third one the best, but breaks it. Fifth, she tries their three beds and falls asleep in the third one. Sixth, the three bears come home and are angry about baby bear’s breakfast, chair and bed. They roar at Goldilocks and she runs home. Patterns of Events The order of information or events in a story.

14. Term Definition Example -Protagonist (Good Guy) -Antagonist (Bad Guy) -Foil (Sidekick) -Stock/Stereotype -Flat/Static -Round/Dynamic Character Types The different kinds of characters found in a story