Elements of Drama

The performers in a drama

• setting

• cast of characters

• dialogue

• scene

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The main divisions in a drama

• acts

• scenes

• settings

• stage directions

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A smaller division within an act of a drama

• scene

• setting

• dialogue

• plot

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TEKS.ELA.8.7B

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The place and time where the action takes place

• cast of characters

• setting

• act

• plot

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The lines spoken by the characters

• stage directions

• setting

• dialogue

• plot

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TEKS.ELA.7.9D

TEKS.ELA.7.9E

TEKS.ELA.8.7A

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TEKS.ELA.8.7C

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

• stage directions

• scene

• dialogue

• plot

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TEKS.ELA.7.9D

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TEKS.ELA.8.7B

TEKS.ELA.8.7C

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A series of events unfolding over the course of a drama

• setting

• characters

• act

• plot

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TEKS.ELA.7.9D

TEKS.ELA.7.9E

TEKS.ELA.8.7B

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TEKS.ELA.8.8A

Introduces the characters, setting, and conflict

• rising action

• climax

• exposition

• resolution

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Includes the plot events that lead to the climax

• rising action

• falling action

• exposition

• resolution

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

• rising action

• climax

• exposition

• resolution

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TEKS.ELA.7.7C

TEKS.ELA.8.7C

TEKS.ELA.E1.6C

TEKS.ELA.E2.6A

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