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    Lesson 3

    Elements of Drama
    Second Quarter | Creative Writing | Grade 11
    Objectives
    ● Identify the various elements of drama
    Drama
    ● a literary composition that is written either in prose or verse form
    ● it is also called a play

    FICTION DRAMATIC
    POEMS

    Play in prose form Play in verse form


    Source: https://pediaa.com/difference-between-prose-and-verse/
    The Worker is an example of drama in prose form. Its dialogues
    and narrations use ordinary language and do not follow any poetic or
    verse structure.

    The word “drama” originated from the


    Greek word “dran” means “to do.”
    Play in prose form Play in verse form

    Both kinds of plays are intended to be performed onstage with a live audience.
    Dramatist or Playwright
    Writer of a play

    Theatre
    Where a play is usually done

    Theatre Artists
    People involved in the production of a play
    Set Directions
    Notes included in the play to describe how
    something should look, sound, or be performed

    Stage Directions
    Describe lighting, costumes, music, sound
    effects, or other elements of a play

    Script
    Written text from which a drama is produced
    Acts
    Scenes

    A short one-act play usually has one


    setting.

    A longer play may include many sets that


    change with the scenes.

    Change in lighting may indicate a


    change of scene.
    Aristotle’s Six Essential Elements of Drama

    1. Plot
    2. Theme
    3. Characters
    4. Dialogue
    5. Music/Rhythm
    6. Spectacle
    Additional Elements in Modern Theater

    1. Convention
    2. Genre
    3. Audience
    Aristotle’s Six Essential Elements of Drama and Modern Theater

    Script, Plot, Characters, Setting,


    Literary
    Dialogue, Dramatic Devices

    Technical Scenery, Props, Sound, Makeup

    Acting, Speaking, Nonverbal


    Performance
    Expressions
    References
    Ancheta, L. (2017). Creative Writing. Vibal Group Inc., 2017.

    Cayanan, Mark Anthony. Fine Lines: Writing Poetry, Fiction, and Drama. Sibs Publishing
    House, 2016.

    Gasulas, Allen, et al. Integrated English for Effective Communication: Creative Writing.
    First ed., The Phoenix Publishing House Inc., 2017.

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