Drama Elements
Question: What is a playwright?
Answer: This person creates the dialogue and stage directions that actors follow in a play.
When analyzing how playwrights develop characters, they use these two main techniques
Dialogue and stage directions
What is foreshadowing?
A hint or clue about what will happen later in the story
What is a claim?
The main point or position you're trying to prove in an argumentative essay that you must clearly state.
What sentence would need to be replaced to write a better introduction?
The claim/thesis
What is a scene?
A major division in a play that usually indicates a change in time, place, or action (i.e., Act 1, Scene 3)
What is character action?
The choices a character makes (or doesn't make); what a character does (physically)
What is suspense?
The feeling of uncertainty or excitement about what will happen next, often created through plot elements.
What must you include in your claim in order to get credit for your essay?
Key words and phrases from the prompt.
What does it mean to eliminate redundancy?
To remove a sentence because it is repeating an idea that does not need to be repeated.
What role might a character's confusion play in a drama?
Foreshadows a later event; creates suspense
What is dialogue?
The back-and-forth conversation between characters that reveals their personalities and advances the plot
What two plot elements do foreshadowing and suspense focus on hinting at?
Climax and Resolution
When writing argumentatively, you must use this type of evidence on a STAAR style passage.
specific evidence from the selection
When a word is not the most appropriate word to use in a sentence, you need to find this type of replacement.
(More appropriate) word choice or Diction
What is a prediction?
Answer: When you make an educated guess about what will happen next in a play using dialogue and genre characteristics, you are making this.
What do stage directions reveal about characters?
Because they tell actors how to move or speak, it reveals character action and speech
Which dramatic element(s) do playwrights use to create suspense?
Dialogue & Stage Directions
Define reasoning.
The part of a body paragraph where students explain what their evidence shows and how it connects to their claim (both the one in their intro AND the body).
What is sentence variety?
Choosing different types of sentences based on length or organization (think back to our image grammar warm ups)
What should be included in a summary?
Exposition, Conflict, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, & Resolution
Explain two different types of conflict.
Char. v Self
Char. v Char
Char. v Society
Char. v Fate
Char. v Nature
Give an example of foreshadowing.
Student response may vary, but should include real-world or previously read example(s).
Before submitting an argument essay, you should make sure these TWO unique elements are included.
Couner-argument & Rebuttal
What is a well-organized argumentative essay?
Intro
Body 1 (body paragraphs are organized into Claim/Evidence/Reasoning)
Body 2 (body paragraphs are organized into Claim/Evidence/Reasoning)
Conclusion