THE ARTS
Owings, Lisa

What Are Plays?

(3) K-3 Name That Text Type! series. Concise chapters introduce the relationship between written and performed plays and define "basic parts" (setting, characters, story arc, dialogue, stage directions), common types of plays, and historical and cultural trends. Performance-themed stock photos enliven spreads and couple with script excerpts to reinforce descriptions of the translation "from the page to the stage." A playwriting activity is appended. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.

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