The 5 Elements of Drama

What is a drama?

• A summary of the problems in my life.

• A story with a lot of conflict.

• A story written to be acted out on stage for an audience.

• A long story written in first-person point of view.

What are the actors in a drama or play called?

• Players

• The cast of characters

• Dramatics

• People

What is dialogue?

• What the narrator says to the audience.

• A speech given by one of the characters in the play.

• Tension between the characters.

• Conversation between the characters.

What do stage directions do?

• They tell the actors what to do on stage.

• They tell what direction the stage should be facing.

• They tell readers why the characters feel the way they do.

• They help readers to know character names.

You might see a different ______ each time the setting changes.

• Act

• Scene

What do plays and stories have in common?

• They both have characters

• They both have a setting.

• They both have a conflict.

• All of the above