Elements of Drama
This shows where/when something takes place
Setting
What are stage directions?
Tell the characters where to be and what to do
Give an example of a setting
This describes the play setting and introduces the conflict
Description
Who gives the audience more information, but is not an actual character?
Narrator or Storyteller
Pooh
Tiger
Piglet
Kanga
Cast of Characters
Lines of text a character speaks
Dialogue
What changes when there is a new scene?
The setting
What is this an example of?
(Mother Bear storms across the room, shouting)
Stage Directions
This gives the audience information about what is happening in the play
Narrator
Where is dialogue located?
After a characters name
What is this an example of?
TIM: I don't know. I am not very good at science.
Part of the script of a play that tells the actors how they are to move or to speak their lines.
Stage Directions
Which element do drama's have that no other text does?
Stage Directions
This separates the drama into sections and shows when the setting changes.
Scenes