Elements of Drama

Drama means...

• A Greek word
• A kind of play
• Too many emotions
• To act and imitate reality

5 Elements of Drama include...

• Voice, Setting, Character, Movement and Acting
• Role/Character, Relationship, Time/Place, Tension and Focus
• Conflict, Space, Voice, Staging and Relationship
• Volume, Facial Expressions, Place, Use of Props and  Setting

A monologue is...

• A conversation between characters
• Small movable objects
• Private thoughts said out loud by one character
• The hero's goal or job

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

The hero's task is...

• What the villain is trying to destroy
• What the hero learns from events
• What the hero is trying to accomplish
• Save somebody

Motivations are...

• Reasons for a character to do what he or she does
• Events that a character takes part in
• Conflicts that a character faces
• A task that the hero must acomplish

Conversation between two characters is called...

• A monologue
• A discussion
• A diologue
• A quotation

Italicized portions of text that give information beyond the dialogue and help the audience interpret the scene are called... 

• Stage directions
• Rules
• Movements
• Dialogue

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

Symbolism...

• Props on the stage
• Backdrops 
• Characters and/or props that reinforce the plot and theme of a drama
• Audience imagination

The small divisions in a play. 

• Sections
• Scenes
• Chapters
• Acts

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

The setting of a drama is....

• Limited by what the audience can see on the stage and allows for the audience to visualize the scene
• Time in history
• The stage
• How the actors know where to go