DRAMA by STAAR-light

Kaye Price-HawkinsPriceless Literacywww.pricelessliteracy.homestead.com

For CREST Round Table – April 2014

Understanding DramaConventions are specific actions or techniques an actor or director employs to create a desired dramatic effect and style. • Characters the audience can relate to:

• Attitudes and emotions• Relationships• Dialogue (conversation)• External & Internal conflict

• Climactic Tension • Resolution

The Elements of Drama• Literary elements• Plot structure• Characters• Exposition (www@ww)• Story organization• Conflict• Internal• External

• Suspense • Theme• Language• Style

• Technical elements• Scenery (set)• Costumes• Props• Lights• Sound• Makeup

• Performance elements• Acting• Character motivation• Character analysis• Empathy• Others that are not tested

Important Terms• Playwright• Dialogue• Monologues• Soliloquy• Aside• Dramatic irony

(ironic)• Setting• Plot (summary)• Theme

• Character• Protagonist• Antagonist• Staging (stage

directions)• Excerpt• Scene• Resolution of

(resolves a) conflict• Solves a problem

PIN the TALE on the Person!• Draw an outline of the

character(s) on the floor or on the wall.

• Fill the outline with post-it notes (PINs) that describe the character

• Find text evidence to support the descriptions.

• Students add PINs as drama develops and character changes.

Understanding Stage Directions:

STAGE DIRECTIONS AREABOUT THE CHARACTER,

SETTING AND MOOD.CHARACTERS:

Protagonist – main characterAntagonist – conflict(and Supporting Characters) Actions Attitude Appearance MotivationSETTING: Where When (Era) Mood/Tone Impact

Outside of booklet inside left side inside right side

Foldable for “hands on” manipulative…

Apply this information to examples (plays that have stage directions of various kinds).

Literary Plotline (“hands on” manipulative to include in their journals)

Outside flaps of the Literary Plotline sentence strip shutterfold.

Inside left flap | Inside center section | Inside right flap

Apply this plotline to stories and plays. Academic language may be applied to the discussion in order to help students internalize the vocabulary necessary for their discussions and STAAR questions.

Literary Plotline sections:

STAAR QUESTIONS• Inferences • Themes• Summary• Vocabulary• Setting • Conflict• Character analysis• Traits• Actions• Interactions

• Purpose:• Figurative language• Stage directions• Certain lines• Props• Actions• Sound effects• Others?

• Look for examples of these kinds of questions.

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