Check that children can already:

• Plays are divided into sections called scenes.
• The setting is often briefly described at the beginning of a scene.
• Every speech by a character starts on a new line.
• Each speech starts with the character's name.
• Speeches are not punctuated with speech marks.
• Stage directions are used to show actions or how characters are to speak.
• Stage directions may be written in brackets or italics.
• Characters arriving and leaving are described as entrances and exits.