Leung Kui Kau Lutheran Primary School Drama Script Features

Spot the Differences You will look at 2 texts. They are both telling the story of ‘Rudolph’, but in different ways. Pay attention and tell the differences.

Text 1

Text 2

What are the differences?

Text 1 paragraphs

Text 2 lines & dialogues (talking)

Can you recognize other script features? Look at the beginning of the short play script of ‘ Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer ’. What ’ s so special about a script? (What makes a script so different from other kinds of writing?) Let’s See!

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer Scene: In Santa’s House at Christmas Eve Characters: Rudolph Reindeer Santa Claus (Santa Claus is getting his team of strong reindeer ready, including - Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, and Blitzen) Santa Claus: (hurriedly) Be quick! Let’s get ready for our yearly trip around the world. Reindeer: (cheerily) Hurray! Donna: I’m excited! Dasher: I can’t wait to set off! (All the reindeer look at Santa Claus, waiting for his order.) Santa Claus: (walks to the window, shocked) Oh! The fog is so thick. I can’t see anything… how can I deliver the presents to the children through the chimneys? (After thinking for a while) (looks worried, speaks slowly) You know, this year, I think we’ll have to cancel Christ… Title This is the Title of the drama. Characters These are the Characters, the people or animals in the story. Feeling The Feeling of a character. Stage Direction This is a Stage Direction — movements and actions. Scene or Setting This is the Scene or Setting,the place where the drama happens. who is speaking When a person speaks, we write who is speaking. on a new line When a new person speaks, we write it on a new line. Action An Action for a character.

Try to identify these drama script features in your worksheet. Please do the following: 1.Circle the title of the drama in red. 2.Underline the place where the drama happens in green. 3.Circle the people in the drama in blue. 4.Underline in purple what the people or animals are doing at the stage. 5.Circle in orange an action somebody does when they are speaking.

Answers Title of the drama People of the drama Actions people do when speaking Place where the drama happens What people doing on the stage

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