AO4 Use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures for clarity, purpose and effect, with accurate spelling and punctuation. Assessment Objectives (AOs) The Features of a Play Script Feature Definition Example Not a book or novel Priestly wrote An – A play Inspector Calls to be heard and performed on a stage. Priestley uses Stage Directions to show how the play should look on stage. They Stage include set changes, lighting and Directions costumes. Stage directions are also used to convey the writer’s message. Significant items on stage that add to the plot. These items can be used to provide clues and create a sense of mystery and tension. A play is divided into Acts. Each Act develops the plot and contains elements Acts of changing characters, action, climax and resolution How characters enter and exit the stage Entrances and is significant to the plot. Sometimes they exits are accompanied with sound. Priestley uses the acts to create tension Beginnings and often the action to build ‘freezing’ ends of each act suspense. He uses cliff-hangers to make the audience wait. Clues (props, stage directions, dialogue) that are present from the beginning – Warning signs signs of problems that are presented to the audience. When the audience knows more than the characters. Dramatic irony gives Dramatic Irony power to the audience. Priestly uses it to highlight character flaws. The character’s language reveals information about them: mood and tone, Dialogue/ emotions, social class, thoughts and Language feelings about events and other characters. Language is used to highlight
AO4 Use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures for clarity, purpose and effect, with accurate spelling and punctuation. Assessment Objectives (AOs) The Features of a Play Script Feature Definition Example A play Not a book or novel – Priestly wrote An Inspector Calls to be heard and performed on a stage. Stage Directions Priestley uses Stage Directions to show how the play should look on stage. They include set changes, lighting and costumes. Stage directions are also used to convey the writer’s message. Significant items on stage that add to the plot. These items can be used to provide clues and create a sense of mystery and tension. Acts A play is divided into Acts. Each Act develops the plot and contains elements of changing characters, action, climax and resolution Entrances and exits How characters enter and exit the stage is significant to the plot. Sometimes they are accompanied with sound. Beginnings and ends of each act Priestley uses the acts to create tension often ‘freezing’ the action to build suspense. He uses cliff-hangers to make the audience wait. Warning signs Clues (props, stage directions, dialogue) that are present from the beginning – signs of problems that are presented to the audience. Dramatic Irony When the audience knows more than the characters. Dramatic irony gives power to the audience. Priestly uses it to highlight character flaws. Dialogue/ Language The character’s language reveals information about them: mood and tone, emotions, social class, thoughts and feelings about events and other characters. Language is used to highlight
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