Dramatic Arc
Six Elements of Drama
Given Circumstance
Objectives, Motivations, and Tactics
Parts of a Script
100

The end of a play is also known as what?

The Resolution

100

What is music?

Everything you hear in a play.

100

What are the five "w"s of given circumstances in a scripted scene?

Who, What, When, Where, Why

100

What are objectives?

What a character wants.

100

What the characters say is known as what?

Dialogue

200

What part of the dramatic arc happens at the beginning and sets up the character's and background information? 

The Exposition

200

What is spectacle?

Everything you see on a stage.

200

"I mean she’s not very good at baseball, but she seems to like to play with me. So we started tossing the ball. Like I said, she’s not very good. She threw the ball way over there and it broke the window. So you see, it wasn’t me."

Where is this taking place?

Outside, the window is way over there.

200

What are motivations?

Why a character wants what they want.

200

Often appears in italics or parentheses, these tell you what the characters are doing or feeling.

Stage Directions

300

What falls between the climax and the resolution?

The Falling Action

300

The series of events in a play is also known as what?

The Plot

300

What do we call the person who wrote the play? (hint: not the author)

The Playwright

300

What are tactics?

What the character has to do to get what they want.

300

Lines of dialogue in a script will have what in front of them?

The Character's Name

400

In The Woodsman, the hero getting turned into the Tin Man is what part of the dramatic arc?

The Climax

400

The theme, message, audience takeaway, and meaning of the play are all part of which element?

Thought

400

True or false. The given circumstance of a play is provided by the actors. 

False 

400

What is the objective in the line:

"I don't care what you say. There is clearly one teacher at Lincoln who is so much cooler and amazing than all the other teachers, and think we all know who that is. Mr. Sweeten. Duh!"  

To prove Mr. Sweeten is the best.

400

True or false. Stage directions MUST be followed by a director.

False

500

The Prince giving the ball in Cinderella is what part of the dramatic plot arc.

The Inciting Incident

500

Which Greek philosopher created the six elements of drama?

Aristotle 

500

True or false. The given circumstances help to analysis a character's objectives, motives, and tactics.

True

500

List three different tactics for you trying to convince someone to give you a dollar.

Variety of answers

500

True or false. You can change the dialogue in a script if you can think of something better to say.

False

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