Name:
Play Script Anticipation Guide
1. Read the statements in the middle column.
2. In the left column, write it each statement is true of false.
3. After the lesson, write if each statement is true or false in the right column.
Before the lesson Statement After the lesson
1. Stage notes and directions are shown in brackets ( ).2. Characters’ names are always written in CAPITAL LETTERS.
3. Characters’ names come on the line before their speech
4. A new line is always started for each speaker.
5. Speech marks show what is to be said by the characters.
6. The narrator does not interact with the other characters on stage.
7. The written text for a play is called the script.
Extension: Correct the false statements, making them true in the right column.
Exit Pass
Write a sentence about one new thing you learned today about play scripts.
Name:
Play Script Anticipation Guide
1. Read the statements in the middle column.
2. In the left column, write it each statement is true of false.
3. After the lesson, write if each statement is true or false in the right column.
Before the lesson Statement After the lesson
1. Stage notes and directions are shown in brackets ( ). / True2. Characters’ names are always written in CAPITAL LETTERS. / False- although for professional theatre this is preferred
3. Characters’ names come on the line before their speech / False- to the left with a gap between
4. A new line is always started for each speaker. / True
5. Speech marks show what is to be said by the characters. / False
6. The narrator does not interact with the other characters on stage. / True- they develop the setting, introduce characters, and develop the plot
7. The written text for a play is called the script. / True
Extension: Correct the false statements, making them true in the right column.
Exit Pass
Write a sentence about one new thing you learned today about play scripts.