Elements of Drama

light and humorous drama with a happy ending

• comedy
• tragedy
• drama
• rom com

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

a play dealing with tragic events and having an unhappy ending, especially one concerning the downfall of the main character.

• Tragedy
• comedy
• drama
• rom com

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

the written text of a play

• script
• drama
• book
• literature

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

units of action in a drama

• Acts
• scene
• chapter
• series

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

a division of an act into smaller parts

• scene
• acts
• chapter
• series

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

instructions for actors and stage crew, usually set in italics

• stage directions
• dialogue
• narrator
• stage manager

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character

• Characterization
• theme
• symbolism
• conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

A device in literature where an object represents an idea.

• Symbolism
• theme
• characterization
• setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Central idea of a work of literature

• Theme
• setting
• symbolism
• conflict

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

A struggle between opposing forces

• Conflict
• theme
• symbolism
• characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3