QUARTER 3

• What is a one-act play?

  A play with only one act
• How does a one-act play differ from other plays?

  It depicts a single situation in one act
• How long does a one-act play typically last?

  15-60 minutes
• What is the basic plot structure of a play?

  Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Denouement
• How many characters does a one-act play usually have?

  Four or fewer characters
• How are characters primarily developed in a one-act play?

  Through dialogue
• What is dialogue in the context of a play?

  Exchange of spoken words between characters
• What is the house in a theater?

  Where the audience will be seated
• What does 'upstage' refer to in theater?

  Farther from the audience
• What is the purpose of stage directions?

  To guide actors in their performance
• What is a participle?

  A verbal that functions as an adjective
• What is a participial phrase?

  Contains a participle and its modifiers
• What is connotation?

  Interpretations beyond literal meaning
• What is the difference between positive and negative connotation?

  Positive connotation makes a word seem pleasant
• What is classism in language?

  Prejudice against social class through language
• What is a personal essay?

  About specific experiences of the writer
• What are the components of a personal essay?

  1. Introduction that hooks the reader
  2. Body with personal thoughts and feelings
  3. Conclusion linked to the introduction and body
• Who is George Bernard Shaw?

  Irish comic dramatist and Nobel laureate
• Who is Eugene Brieux?

  French dramatist known for realist drama
• What are blends in pronunciation?

  Two or more letters making certain sounds
• What are digraphs?

  Two letters making a single sound
• What are diphthongs?

  Two vowels making a single sound
• What are the key questions for forming decisions and judgments?

  1. What should I say?
  2. Why should I say it?
  3. How should I say it?
  4. When should I say it?
• What character traits describe the girl in "The Sun"?

  Easily frightened and knows what she wants
• How is the man characterized in "The Sun"?

  Always outraged and resorts to violence
• What is the soldier's character trait in "The Sun"?

  Positive-thinker who avoids violence
• What is phrasing in theater?

  Spaces between words in speech
• What are pauses in speaking?

  Junctures that correspond to thought groups
• What is character analysis?

  Examining roles and effects on the plot
• What are the components of character analysis?

  1. Introduction — description of character
  2. Body — complexities and relationships
  3. Conclusion — summary of main points
• What are stage directions?

  Instructions for actors in a play
• What is colloquialism?

  Use of informal words or expressions
• What is a noun?

  Names a person, place, thing, or idea
• What is a subject in grammar?

  Noun or pronoun performing the action
• What is an appositive?

  Noun phrase that renames another noun
• What is a gerund?

  Verb form ending in -ing that acts as a noun
• How does a gerund function as a subject?

  It performs the action of the verb
• What is the difference between a gerund and a present participle?

  A gerund functions as a noun, present participle as a verb
• What is a gerund phrase?

  A gerund with modifiers, objects, or complements