Elements of Drama

The time and place of a play.

• script

• dialogue

• setting

• characters

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

The conversation between characters.

• setting

• characters

• dialogue

• script

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

The action that takes place on the stage.

• script

• scene

• characters

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

The people or animals who are acting on the stage.

• script

• characters

• setting

• dialogue

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is drama?

• trouble caused by "friends"

• the characters that perform in a play

• the written words and directions for actors to follow

• a story that is written to be performed or acted out

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.7

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 more characters than other kinds of fiction.

• Drama has a plot. Other kinds of fiction use monologues instead of plots.

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

Plays are broken up into _______________ and ______________.

• books, chapters

• acts, chapters

• acts, scenes

• scenes, subscenes

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

The _____________________ is the main character in a drama.

• protagonist

• extra

• antagonist

• hero

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.7

What are two types of drama?

• Fiction and Nonfiction

• Tragedy and Comedy

• Tragedy and Staging

• Comedy and Fiction

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

One person speaking

• Monologue
• Dialogue
• Dialect
• Language

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3