Elements of a Drama or Play

Elements of Drama/Play

Great resource for teaching/reviewing structure of a drama.

Teaching a drama or play:

Includes:

• Actors
• Cast of Characters
• Narrator
• Play
• Props
• Stage Directions
• Scene
• Character Tags
• Act
• Costumes
• Drama
• Playwright
• Script
• Dialogue
• Theatre
• Setting

• Plus a reference sheet with all of the drama terms for the teacher or use for student notebooks (2 pages)
• Teaching Points Guide (mini lesson ideas)
• Vocabulary cards
• Analyzing Drama- 2 pages
• Comprehension Questions- 5 pages

*Plot Structure

• plot- 4 pages (3 with plot diagram; one page uses the word denouement, one page breaks the diagram into three parts- beginning, middle, and end)
• exposition
• rising action
• climax
• falling action
• resolution

*Drama Reading Strategies

• Preview
• Read
• Script Conventions
• Visualize the Characters
• Think about the setting
• Research the Historical Context
• Clarify Words and Phrases
• Sit in the Director's Chair
• Evaluate the Theme

Revised December 2019.