Drama+techniquies

__Basic Knowledge__ The greatest drama teaching idea I can share with you is to make sure students have a basic understanding of drama terms: · Soliloquy: a long uninterrupted speech in which the character is alone on stage. · Aside: a short speech to the audience that the characters cannot hear. · Stage directions - printed in italics or in parentheses, stage directions provide information on setting and how the play should be performed. __Strategies for Reading Drama__ 1. Connect personal experiences to events in the drama (teachers can help by using good questioning techniques). 2. Visualize the characters as you read stage directions. 3. Evaluate characters' words and actions and determine what motivates them. 4. Notice character changes. 5. Compare characters. 6. Analyze monologues and soliloquies. 7. Read the play aloud. 8. Identify the setting. 9. Evaluate how the setting affects the play's mood. 10. Identify major and minor conflicts.
 * Drama - any story told in dialogue form told by actors. Dramatic works include TV shows, live plays, and movies.
 * Characters - as with all literature, drama includes main characters, minor characters, round or dynamic characters, flat and round characters, protagonists, antagonists, and foils.
 * Dialogue - conversation between characters. Drama uses unique dialogue types:
 * Monologue: a long uninterrupted speech that reveals the speaker's thoughts and feelings.
 * Make a three column chart - label the left column, character 1; the middle column, shared traits; the right column, character 2.
 * Fill in the chart as you read.