1. UNIT III: Drama and Classical Literature
Ms. Pierce

2. Welcome to Class (B-Day 11/14)
Please check you grades in the back!
Grab your journal!!! 
Get out your …
Current Event Assignment
Independent Reading Book Report
Capitalization: grammar worksheet

3. Welcome to Class (A-Day: 11/17)
Grab your journal 
Write in the Table of Contents: “My Favorite Drama”
Answer this prompt:
Drama means a piece of writing that is performed either on stage, screen, or radio with strong emotion.
Think about your favorite opera, play, TV show, movie or radio program. Briefly summarize the premise (or plot) and why you watch it.
Write 1 paragraph using complete sentences and proper punctuation. You will have an opportunity to share with the class. Time limit: 7 minutes. Go fast!

4. Purpose of class… We are learning how… We are understanding by…
play writers, screenwriters, authors, etc. use dramatic conventions to enhance the viewer’s/reader’s interest in drama.
We are understanding by…
watching TV and movie clips
Your knowledge will be assessed by…
a graphic organizer and an exit ticket

5. Why do we make and watch drama?
Grey’s Anatomy
King Kong
300

6. Vocabulary What are dramatic conventions?
Specific actions and techniques the actor, writer or director has employed to create a desired dramatic effect/style.
Types of Dramatic Conventions:
Monologues
Soliloquies
External conflict
Internal conflict
Dramatic irony

7. Monologue vs. Soliloquy
Monologue definition:
from the Greek monos ("single") and legein ("to speak") — is a speech given by a single person to an audience or another character.
Rudy
Remember the Titans
Soliloquy definition
from the Latin solus ("alone") and loqui ("to speak") — is a speech that one gives to oneself.
Gnomeo and Juliet
Frozen

8. External Conflict vs. Internal Conflict
struggle between a character and an outside force.
Man vs. Man
Man vs. Nature 
Man vs. Society 
Man vs. Machine 
Man vs. External supernatural force such as gods, demons, fate, etc.
Mean girls
Internal conflict
psychological struggle within the mind of a character
Man vs. his own self-doubt
Man vs. his own low self-esteem
The Butterfly Effect

9. Dramatic Irony Dramatic Irony definition:
when the audience knows something the characters do not.
Jaws

10. Your turn… Batman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=De2VJBmXEx w
Fold your graphic organizer in half
On one side, write #1 & #2
Identify the form(s) of dramatic conventions found in the following clips. (Note: Some clips have more than one form)
Batman: w
Lord of the Rings:

11. Exit Ticket Get a half sheet of paper Put your name on it
Answer this question:
How do dramatic conventions enhance the
viewer’s experience while watching drama?
Write 2-3 complete sentences.