Elements of Drama

A story written to be performed by actors, using speech and movement; a play

• Conflict

• Drama

• Dialogue

• Playwright

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

A person who writes plays

• Act

• Script

• Cast of Characters

• Playwright

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

A text that has everything needed to perform a drama

• Plot

• Monologue

• Script

• Scene

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

The actors in a drama or play

• Cast of Characters

• Playwright

• Drama

• Dialogue

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

Specific instructions from the playwright about how the play should be performed; written in italicized text

• Act

• Scene

• Monologue

• Stage Directions

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

The main events of a story, presented in a sequence

• Conflict

• Drama

• Plot

• Playwright

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.3

A group of scenes that form an important part of the story

• Act

• Script

• Cast of Characters

• Stage Directions

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

A shorter section within an act

• Dialogue

• Scene

• Script

• Drama

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

A struggle between opposing forces

• Monologue

• Scene

• Plot

• Conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

A conversation between two or more characters

• Script

• Scene

• Dialogue

• Monologue

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7