Elements of Drama - 8th Grade

Sets of bracketed information that tell what the stage looks like and how the characters should move and speak

• script
• dialogue
• set
• stage directions

a problem between two characters or forces

• conflict
• character
• set
• dialogue

the units of the action in a drama

• set
• props
• acts
• theme

people who take part in the action

• props
• theme
• characters
• animals

the movable items that the actors use to make their actions look realistic

• set
• props
• scenes
• characters

a message or insight about life

• act
• theme
• set
• stage directions

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.7

acts are often divided into smaller sections called...

• sets
• scenes
• stories
• scripts

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

the construction on stage that suggests the time and place of the action

• conflict
• set
• stage directions
• dialogue

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

the words that characters say

• drama
• dialogue
• props
• set

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

a printed form of the play

• drama
• script
• set
• stage directions

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7