Elements of Drama

The performers in a drama

• setting

• cast of characters

• dialogue

• scene

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

The main divisions in a drama

• acts

• scenes

• settings

• stage directions

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

A smaller division within an act of a drama

• scene

• setting

• dialogue

• plot

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

The place and time where the action takes place

• cast of characters

• setting

• act

• plot

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The lines spoken by the characters

• stage directions

• setting

• dialogue

• plot

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

The directions telling characters how to speak or act; also about sound, lighting, and props

• stage directions

• scene

• dialogue

• plot

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

A series of events unfolding over the course of a drama

• setting

• characters

• act

• plot

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

Introduces the characters, setting, and conflict

• rising action

• climax

• exposition

• resolution

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Includes the plot events that lead to the climax

• rising action

• falling action

• exposition

• resolution

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The turning point in the plot when the conflict is at its highest

• rising action

• climax

• exposition

• resolution

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5