Elements of Drama

How is drama different from other kinds of fiction?

• Drama can have only one setting. Other kinds of fiction can have many settings.

• Drama has a plot. Other kinds of fiction do not have a plot.

• Drama has more characters than other kinds of fiction.

• Drama is written to be performed by actors for an audience.

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.5

Which of the following elements are unique to drama?

• characters, stage directions, scenes

• conflict, setting, characters

• stage directions, scenes, acts

• dialogue, plot, setting

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.5

Why does a playwright include stage directions in a script?

• to provide information about the time period in which a play is set

• to provide information about how the dialogue in a play should be spoken

• to provide information about how the play should look to the audience

• to provide information about the setting, characters, dialogue, and appearance of a play

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CCSS.RL.7.3

Types of Drama include:

• stage plays

• radio plays

• movies

• television programs

• all of the above

----- are a playwright's written instructions about how actors should move and behave. They also explain how the stage should look and where props (items used in the play) are located.

• Scenes

• Stage directions

• Directions

• Dialogue

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.5

------- is the words characters speak. Although any kind of story can have this, it is central to drama because the audience follows the events by watching what characters say and do.

• Plot

• Conflict

• Setting

• Character

• Dialogue

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CCSS.W.7.3B

The ------ is the time and place in which a story occurs. It can be in the past, present, or future. Examples include a classroom, the inside of a car during a traffic jam, or Mars.

• plot

• conflict

• setting

• character

• dialogue

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CCSS.RL.7.3

A -------- is the series of related events that make up a story.

Generally, a description of the ------ is what you provide when someone asks: "What's the story about?"

• plot

• conflict

• setting

• character

• dialogue

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.3

-------is a struggle between a character and opposing characters or opposing forces. It can also occur within a character. For example, a character might struggle internally to make a difficult decision or choice.

• Plot

• Conflict

• Setting

• Character

• Dialogue

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CCSS.RL.7.3

A ------------ is a person (or an animal) in a literary work. A story or play can have many or just a few.

• plot

• conflict

• setting

• character

• dialogue

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CCSS.RL.7.3