Elements of Drama

What is drama?

• trouble caused by "friends"
• the written words and directions for actors to follow
• the characters that perform in a play
• a story that is written to be performed or acted out

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.5

What are "scenes"?

• descriptions of where or when the story takes place
• the "chapters" of a play or drama
• the words and directions that characters say
• when someone tries getting attention by acting like a baby

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.7

What is the correct term for "words that the characters say in a drama"?

• Acts
• Dialogue
• Title
• Plot

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.5

"Acts" in a play/drama can be compared to...

• a character's actions and performance
• attitudes in different characters
• the "chapters" in a book
• the place where the drama begins

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.5

a part in the play: they tell the details the characters don't know or details about the setting

• narrator

• author

• playwright

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.5

words in italics and brackets or parenthesis that tell us 1. what the character is doing 2. details about the setting

• tragedy

• theme

• stage directions

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.7

the main idea (lesson) the author is trying to make

• main idea

• theme

• plot

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

the action or main events

• main idea

• plot

• theme

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

The performers in a drama

• setting

• cast of characters

• dialogue

• scene

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.10

The place and time where the action takes place

• cast of characters

• setting

• act

• plot

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.7