Elements of Drama

A drama is...

• a story about a person's life written by another person.

• a type of story intended to be performed by actors in a stage

• a real story that contains facts and information about a specific topic

• a story written in stanzas with rhythm and beat

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the lesson, message, or moral of the story

• conflict

• resolution

• theme

• point of view

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A larger section of the play like chapters in a book

• act

• scene

• stage directions

• setting

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CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

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A list of characters in the beginning of a script that names all the actors

• dialogue

• cast of characters

• protagonist

• antagonist

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Smaller sections of a play intended to show a change in setting

• acts

• scenes

• Narrator

• Stage Directions

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CCSS.RL.3.10

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CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

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The author of the play

• narrator

• major character

• playwright

• poet

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Objects used by actors on stage to bring the play to life

• Script

• Scene

• Theater

• Props

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The voice that explains details about the story (not an character in the play)

• Author

• Antagonist

• Narrator

• Protagonist

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CCSS.RL.3.10

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CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

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The text of a play that includes the cast of characters, lines, and stage directions

• stage directions

• scene

• narrator

• script

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CCSS.RL.3.10

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CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

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The important events that move the drama along. The most important events

• plot

• conflict

• resolution

• introduction

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CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.10