Drama, Poetry & Prose

DRAMA

vStories written for people to watchvPlays or dramas

vA drama is a story told by characters talking to each other.v Plays are acted out or read silently vThey look different than stories.

DRAMACHARACTERS:

Phil, leader of the groupShannon, whiny, hard to pleaseJanet, very smart and wiseLes, fun-loving

PHIL: Let's hike up to the top of the cliffs.

SHANNON: (Whining) It's too far. (Fanning herself with her baseball cap) It's also too hot.

PHIL: What do you think, Janet?

Stage set: State park campsiteAct IScene I

POETRY

vA poem expresses experiences, ideas, or emotions vPoems have stanzas and linesvA stanza is a division of the poem that is made up of linesvPoems are NOT written with sentences or paragraphs

POETRYMy Feet Are Too Big

by D.U. Derino

My feet are much too big,

My feet are much too long,

All the other kids' feet are normal

Mine just do not belong.

Mom says when I am older,

I will grow into my feet,Then maybe I will be the tallest kid,

That would be super sweet!

PROSE

vProse is written with complete sentences.vCan or nonfiction, based on facts.vProse stories are divided into paragraphs and chapters

PROSE

After the police had searched for Benito all over town, they finally found him in his backyard. He had fallen asleep, tired from the basketball practice. Nobody had thought of checking the hammock where Benito lay asleep. He was too tired to notice the crowd gathered around him. When Mrs. Rosa removed the towel from Benito's face, she cried in joy to find her son in one piece.

Benito woke up to the sound of his mother crying, jumped out of the hammock, and stood up to face the crowd.