Exploring the Elements of Drama

Elements of Drama

Q2 Week 1

​Tuesday, October 19

​Prepare for your warm-up question

Open Ended

Read the excerpt and answer the question below.

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​What is a drama?

piece of writing that tells a story and is acted out stage

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AKA play

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Elements of drama​

Playwright

Acts

Scenes

Characters

Dialogue/Lines

Narrator

Script

Stage Directions

​Playwright

​Writer of the play

​Acts

​Chapter of the play

​Scenes

​Part of the act; shows change in time and/or place; location

​Stage Directions

Specific instructions for actors

​Cast of Characters

• ​the actors in the play

• ​character's name shown in the script right before their lines of dialogue

• ​their words and actions tells us about their personality

​Example

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Multiple Choice

What is the person who write the play called?

• Author

• Playwright

• Director

• Producer

​Let' Practice

We are using "Trapped"

​Let's Label!

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​Example Annotations

Open Ended

Why does the playwright include the stage directions above paragraph 1?

Use RACE to answer

Open Ended

Mr. Crumpton's dialogue in Paragraph 1 suggests that he-

Use RACE to answer

Closing Product​

​Head to Canvas