Identifying Prose, Poetry, and Dramas— Let's Practice!
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Today we are practicing identifying prose, poetry, and dramas with Goopaw! This video contains examples to help you further practice and grow confident in this area.
Transcript Identifying Prose, Poetry, and Dramas— Let's Practice!
Goopaw says get ready to practice identifying prose, poetry, and dramas! Take a look at this example text. Is this prose, poetry, or a drama? It is a drama, because we see a cast of characters, act and scene, scene setting, stage directions, and lines for people to speak! Did you also identify this text as a drama? Let's look at another text! Is this prose, poetry, or a drama? It is prose, because we see sentences, and sentences that follow on from other sentences. We also see a paragraph! Did you also identify this text as a prose? Get ready for the final text! Is this prose, poetry, or a drama? It is poetry, because we see lines, rhyming words, and stanzas! Did you also identify this text as poetry? Goopaw had so much fun practicing with you today! See you next time!
Identifying Prose, Poetry, and Dramas— Let's Practice! exercise
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What feature is NOT in poetry?
HintsA stanza is a set of lines that are grouped together.
Poetry contains lines, often rhyming, and stanzas.
Stage directions are typically found in dramas.
SolutionStage directions are found in dramas, not in poetry. This is the correct answer.
Poetry contains lines, often rhyming, and stanzas.
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Which feature matches each text type?
HintsThis is an example of a poem.
This is an example of prose.
This is an example of a drama.
Nonfiction text is prose, but not all prose is nonfiction.
SolutionPoetry contains lines, often rhyming, and stanzas.
Prose consists of sentences followed by other sentences and paragraphs.
Dramas contain a cast of characters, act and scene, description of setting, stage directions, and lines spoken by the characters.
Nonfiction is writing that tells you facts and information about the world around you.
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Identify the type of fiction text.
HintsDramas contain a cast of characters, act and scene, description of setting, stage directions, and lines spoken by the characters.
Prose consists of sentences followed by other sentences and paragraphs.
Poetry contains lines, often rhyming, and stanzas.
Solution"A West Texas Wind" is an example of prose text. It has sentences followed by other sentences and paragraphs.
Dramas contain a cast of characters, act and scene, description of setting, stage directions, and lines spoken by the characters. "A West Texas Wind" does not have these elements.
Poetry contains lines, often rhyming, and stanzas. "A West Texas Wind" does not have these elements.
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What features define this text as poetry?
HintsA line of a poem is the words that take up one row.
A stanza is a grouping of lines in a poem.
Rhyming words are words that have the same ending sound.
Solution"Texas weather, Texas weather" is a line. A line is a segment of a poem that usually takes up only one row of text. It should be highlighted green.
The words "flood" and "mud" are rhyming words. They both have the same ending sound. They should be highlighted blue.
"Then comes unrelenting heat,
Searing grass, flower, grape, and beet,
Sealing us inside away from sun,
Far from summer’s golden fun." is a stanza. It is a grouping of lines in a poem. This should be highlighted in violet. -
What type of fiction text is this?
HintsProse consists of sentences followed by other sentences and paragraphs.
Poetry contains lines, often rhyming, and stanzas.
Dramas contain a cast of characters, act and scene, description of setting, stage directions, and lines spoken by the characters.
The question asks for types of fiction texts.
SolutionThis text contains a cast of characters, act and scene, description of setting, stage directions, and lines spoken by the characters. It is a drama,
Prose consists of sentences followed by other sentences and paragraphs.
Poetry contains lines, often rhyming, and stanzas.
Nonfiction is not a type of fiction text.
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Identify the features of a drama text.
HintsThe cast of characters is the list of characters who are actively taking part in the drama.
The setting tells you something about where (and sometimes when) a drama takes place.
Stage directions indicate something a character is supposed to do, sometimes while saying something.
A line that a character says includes which character says it and what he or she says.
There is one piece of text that could be highlighted, but is not any of the features listed in the question, so should not be highlighted.
Solution"Characters: Dad, Nikki, Mom" is the cast of characters. It is the list of characters actively taking part in the drama. It should be highlighted in green.
"Dad, Nikki, and Mom are in the stands waiting for the track meet to start. Nikki is wrapped in a blanket, while Dad and Mom are sitting close together with a blanket wrapped around their shoulders. Other students, coaches and parents are in the stands or walking around the track." is the setting. It tells us where the drama is taking place and sets up the scene for us. It should be highlighted in violet.
"(pointing at a man standing on the track wearing a coat)" is a stage direction. This tells us about something that Nikki does. It should be highlighted in yellow.
"Dad: Jason’s dad is a meteorologist. He’s the one who gives the weather forecast." is a line that a character speaks. It tells us who is speaking (Dad) and what he is saying. It should be highlighted in blue.
