The Elements of Drama

The Elements of Drama

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English

9th - 12th Grade

Easy

CCSS
RL.11-12.10, RL.8.3, RI.8.1

+15

Standards-aligned

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Brandon Pettey

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13 Slides • 7 Questions

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The Elements of Drama

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Guiding Questions

What is a drama queen?
Have you ever noticed what the

movie theater screen is
surrounded by?

Why is it that people would rather

watch a movie instead of reading
the book?

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Poll

When someone calls you a drama queen, they mean to say. . .

you have won a beauty pagent

you have reacted in an exaggerated way

your value among your peers ranks like royalty

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Open Ended

Why is it that people would rather watch a movie instead of reading the book?

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Drama

Comes from the Greek Word,

“Dran”

Means “To do” or “To Act”

The Doing/Acting Makes Drama

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Drama…

is a story told in front of an

audience

There are TWO main types

Tragedy-a sad ending; usually has a

downfall by a tragic hero ( a hero with
a flaw)

And Comedy- a happy ending

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Elements of Drama

Playwright-the

author of a play

Actors-the people

who perform

Acts-the units of

action

Scenes-parts of the

acts

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Match

Match the following

acts

playwright

scenes

actors

the units of the action

the author of the play

parts of the acts

the people who perform

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Elements of Drama

Plot- Exposition, Rising

Action, Climax, Falling
Action, and Resolution

Conflict

Many types of

Characters-Protagonist,
Antagonist, Foil, Major,
Minor, Static, Dynamic

Setting

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Dramatic Speech

Dialogue-conversation

between or among
characters

Soliloquy- long speech by

one single character to
him/herself or to the
audience (inner thoughts)

Monologue- long speech

by one single character to
others

Aside- A short speech

that the audience can
hear but no character on
stage can hear it.

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Stage Directions

Found in brackets [ ]

Describes scenery and

how characters speak

C, Center Stage

L, Stage Left

R, Stage Right

U, Upstage or Rear

D, Downstage or Front

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Theater

Where a

play
takes
place

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Set

Construction on

the stage that
shows time/place

Could be called

Scenery

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Props

Small

movable
items
that the
actors
use to
make
actions
look real

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The Audience

Finally, a play needs an audience to

experience the performance

understand the story and to respond to

the characters

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Quiz Time

Use the Notes titled Elements of Drama

to answer the following questions.

Do your best this quiz is a GRADE.

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Multiple Select

What is the purpose of the audience? Select the TWO choices.

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to respond to the characters

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to clap

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to show up so the play makes money

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to experience the performance

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Multiple Choice

I speak to myself alone on stage and you hear my inner thoughts. I use ​
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soliloquy

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Monologue

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dialogue

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aside

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Drag and Drop

What are the three types of dramatic genres?



Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above
comedy
tragedy
drama

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Multiple Choice

Which one of these includes serious and humorous content?









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Comedy

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Tragedy

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Drama

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