1. Drama Comedy Lines Filming Horror Scripts Producers Acting Actors
Writers
Thriller
Romeo and Juliet
Set
Props
Hamlet
Sadness
Play
Grease
Climax
Stage
Maleficent
Falling Action
Costumes
Band Geeks
Theme
Scenes
Peter Pan
Rising Action
Love
Alice and Wonderland
Resolution
Action
Exposition
Shakespeare
Directors

2. The Elements of Drama
7th Grade Language Arts

3. Essential Question
How does drama provide the reader a different experience than prose (short stories, novels) or poetry?
How is drama different from television?

4. Drama Comes from the Greek Word, “Dran” Means “To do” or “To Act”
The Doing/Acting Makes Drama

5. Drama…
…is a story told in front of an audience

6. Elements of Drama Playwright-the author of a play
Actors-the people who perform
Acts-the units of action
Scenes-parts of the acts

7. Dramatic Speech Dialogue-conversation between or among characters
Monologue-long speech by one single character (private thoughts)

8. Conflict
The internal or external struggle between opposing forces, ideas, or interests that create dramatic tension.

9. Stage Directions Found in brackets [ ] or italicized
Stage directions are notes to help the actors and director perform the play as the writer intended
C, Center Stage
L, Stage Left
R, Stage Right
U, Upstage or Rear
D, Downstage or Front

10. Theatre
Where a play takes place (you may also spell it theater)

11. Set Construction on the stage that shows time/place
Could be called Scenery

12. Props
Small movable items that the actors use to make actions look real

13. Characterization
Is the playwright’s technique for creating believable characters.
Indirect
Direct

14. Types of Drama
Comedy is a form of drama that has a happy ending. Humor comes from the dialogue and situations.

15. Types of Drama
Tragedy is a form of drama in which events lead to the downfall of the main character, often a person of great significance, like a king or hero.

16. Types of Drama
A teleplay is a play written or adapted for television (The Monsters are Due on Maple Street can be classified as this type of drama)