Literary Elements
Lights, Camera, ACTION
CREATIVE Dramatics
Drama
100

The background, time, and place of where the action of a story, play, movie, or show takes place. It's the where and when of a story.

What is SETTING?

100

The art of speaking and moving to create characters in plays, movie, and TV. It is an actor PRETENDING to look, feel, and think like different characters.

What is ACTING?

100

A character outside of the story who offers extra information.

What is NARRATOR?

100

A fake beard, a wig, and clothes from another time and place are examples of this.

What are COSTUMES?

200
It's WHO the story is about. It can be people or animals.
What are CHARACTERS?
200

VOCAL expression, projection, style, and diction are all forms of this performance element.

What is SPEAKING?

200

What is our drama called?

What is The Great Clean-up?

200

The person who writes the play

What is PLAYWRIGHT?

300
The SERIES OF EVENTS of a story; the BEGINNING, MIDDLE, and END.
What is PLOT?
300

What element of drama has shorter parts where the setting and characters often change?

What is Scenes?

300

Spoken language. 

What is DIALOGUE?

300
A glass of water, a sword, or a phone are examples of this.
What are PROPS?
400
It is the written version of a play, movie, or show. Actors learn their lines from this and it tells them what to do and say. It describes all the details about the story.
What is a SCRIPT?
400

What element of drama has longer parts, like chapters in a book?

What is ACTS?

400

Directions for the actors and actresses to follow. 

What is STAGE DIRECTIONS?

400
A character is someone who the story is about but this is the PERSON who is pretending to be that character.
What is an ACTOR?
500
A STRUGGLE OR PROBLEM a character must solve by the end of the story or play. It is usually someone or something that tests, or challenges, a character.
What is CONFLICT?
500

How are stage directions usually written? 

What is IN PARENTHESIS?

500
This is the most common form of drama.
What is a PLAY?
500
A form of drama that includes acting, music, singing, and dancing.
What is a MUSICAL?
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