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Elements of Theatre part 1

Elements of Theatre part 1

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Performing Arts

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6th - 8th Grade

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Easy

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MAIGAN MCPHERSON

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23 Slides • 11 Questions

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Elements of Theatre part 1

By ARISTOTLE

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Where did theatre come from?

THE GREEKS

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HOW DO WE KNOW?

some guy wrote it down...

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Who wrote it down?

...this guy...

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Aristotle (Greek Guy)

The Poetics

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His book was called THE POETICS

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Fill in the Blank

What was his book called?

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He identified 6 elements of theatre

What are they? glad you asked....

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The 6 elements are

plot

character

thought

diction

music

spectacle

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Poll

Click ALL the ones you have heard of before...

plot

thought

diction

music

spectacle

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The 1st Element is PLOT

you gotta have a story...

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PLOT is...

The series of related events that make up a story.

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Multiple Choice

What is Plot?

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a patch of land

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the storyline

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Aristotle's book

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A good plot or storyline has conflict and characters and stuff...

Aristotle said a good plot has 6 things...

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Plot has 6 elements

Exposition

Inciting Incident

Rising action

Climax

Falling Action

Denoument (Resolution)

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It starts with EXPOSITION...

so we know who and where and when...

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Background Info

Introduction to the Characters

Setting (Where and When)-PEOPLE

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Multiple Select

Exposition includes... (check ALL that apply)

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where the story takes place

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when the story takes place

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the characters in the story

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FOOD

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the number 2 things a story needs (and maybe the most important) is...

the INCITING INCIDENT

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Poll

Do you know what INCITING means?

Stir up or start

causing great enthusiasm

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Inciting Incident

The thing that happens that changes life as normal. (creates a conflict)

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We have to have CONFLICT...it's important!!

PROBLEM

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The 3rd element of plot is...

RISING ACTION

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Multiple Choice

What does Rising mean?

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to stop

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to go up

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BUT...up to where???

the climax

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Rising Action

Events and conflicts that lead up to the climax.

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Multiple Choice

What is another name for the story?

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plot

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exposition

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inciting incident

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rising action

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Multiple Choice

What is another word for the background information?

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plot

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exposition

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inciting incident

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rising action

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Multiple Choice

What is another name for the event that starts the conflict?

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plot

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exposition

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inciting incident

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rising action

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Multiple Choice

What do you call the events that lead up to the climax?

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plot

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exposition

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inciting incident

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rising action

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Multiple Choice

What is the name of the book Aristotle wrote?

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The Poetics

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Harry Potter and the Greek Masks

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The Theatre Games

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Seven Days

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Stay tuned tomorrow for the other 3 elements of Plot!

Mua-ha-ha!!

Elements of Theatre part 1

By ARISTOTLE

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