Title: Gluskabe and Old Man Winter
1Gluskabe and Old Man Winter
21. Drama
- A story written to be performed by actors for an
audience
32. Characters
- People who take part in the action
43. Conflict
- A problem between two characters or forces
54. Theme
- A message or insight about life
65. Acts
- Units of the action in a drama
76. Scenes
- A section of uninterrupted action in the act of a
drama
87. Dialogue
- The words characters say
- The words of each character appear next to the
characters name
98. Script
- A printed form of the play
109. Stage Directions
- Sets of bracketed information that tell what the
stage looks like and how the characters should
move and speak.
1110. Set
- The construction on stage that suggests the time
and place of the action
1211. Props
- The movable items such as a book, a suitcase, or
a flashlight that the actors use to make their
actions look realistic
1312. Comedy
- A form of drama that has a happy ending
1413. Tragedy
- A form of drama in which events lead to the
downfall of the main character
1514. Screenplays
- Scripts from which movies are produced
1615. Teleplays
- Types of screenplays written for television
1716. Radio Plays
- The written format of radio broadcasts
1817. Who is the main character?
1918. How many scenes are in this drama?
2019. What is Gluskabes job?
2120. Why does the Human Being visit
Gluskabe and Grandmother Woodchuck?
- To ask Gluskabe to help bring the long winter to
an end.
2221. What does Gluskabe ask Old Man Winter
to do?
- Go home to the Winter Land
2322. What is strange about Old Man Winters
fire?
2423. Where does Grandmother Woodchuck say
that warm weather comes from?
2524. What does Gluskabe do to look like the
people of the Summer Land?
- He covers one of his eyes with a patch.
2625. What does Gluskabe take with him to
the Summer Land?
2726. Why are the Summer Land people angry
with Gluskabe?
- They are angry because he stole a summerstick,
and they are greedy people who want to keep all
of the warm weather for themselves.
2827. What do the crows think they are
taking from Gluskabe?
- The crows think they are taking Gluskabes head.
2928. What happens when Gluskabe takes the
summerstick into Old Man Winters wigwam?
- The summerstick melts the wigwam and forces Old
Man Winter to leave.
3029. What happens after Old Man Winter
leaves?
- The sun comes out and flowers and plants appear.
3130. Why does winter return each year?
- Winter returns because Gluskabe took only one of
the four summersticks and used it to melt winter.
3231. What is the purpose of this drama?
- The drama explains why the seasons change.