October 10 th , 2014
Goals for today: Learn about elements of drama prior to reading Inherit the Wind.

Housekeeping
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Rearrange seats
Goals for today: Learn about elements of drama prior to reading
Inherit the Wind.

Elements of Drama
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Take notes on the elements of drama. You will be given an open notes quiz, and the following information will be very helpful.
Goals for today: Learn about elements of drama prior to reading Inherit the Wind.

Drama: is a genre of literature that is performed for an audience, either on stage or before a camera
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Goals for today: Learn about elements of drama prior to reading Inherit the Wind.

Cast of Characters :
1.
Short description of each character
2.
Usually listed in the order that they appear
3.
Main and minor characters, like fiction.
Goals for today: Learn about elements of drama prior to reading Inherit the Wind.

Parts of the SCRIPT:
Dialogue:
1.
A play is written almost entirely in dialogue, or a conversation between two people.
2.
Plot of play and personalities of the character are revealed through the dialogue
3.
Words that the character are saying are written next to the character’s name.
Goals for today: Learn about elements of drama prior to reading Inherit the Wind.

Parts of the SCRIPT:
Dialogue EXAMPLE:
Steve. What was that? A meteor?
Don. That’s what it looked like. I didn’t hear any crash though, did you?
Goals for today: Learn about elements of drama prior to reading Inherit the Wind.

Parts of the SCRIPT:
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Stage Directions:
1.
Set of instructions that are printed in italics and are separated from the dialogue with parentheses or brackets.
2.
Explain where and how-informative
3.
Scenery or decorations on stage are described.
4.
Props which are objects that the actors need are also described.
Goals for today: Learn about elements of drama prior to reading
Inherit the Wind.

Parts of the SCRIPT
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Stage Directions-EXAMPLE:
Kaufman. Thank you. ( He sits down, eyes the tray full of food, sighs, picks up his glass of juice, and starts to take a sip of it.)
Goals for today: Learn about elements of drama prior to reading Inherit the Wind.

Goals for today: Learn about elements of drama prior to reading Inherit the Wind.

Parts of the SCRIPT:
Scene and Act:
1.
The action of the play is divided into scenes
2.
Scene changes whenever the setting — time, place, or both time and place — changes
3.
In long plays, scenes are divided into acts, which are similar to chapters in a book.
Goals for today: Learn about elements of drama prior to reading Inherit the Wind.

Strategies for Reading DRAMA
1.
Read the play silently.
2.
Figure out what is happening.
3.
Read the stage directions carefully.
4.
Get to know the characters.
5.
Analyze the plot.
6.
Read the play aloud.
Goals for today: Learn about elements of drama prior to reading Inherit the Wind.

Inherit the Wind
There are many theories about how people came to exist, but the two main theories are called creationism and evolution.
 Creationism is the theory that God created man in his own image, as is set forth in the Bible.
 Evolution is the theory that man evolved over millions of years from tiny life cells to monkeys and finally to man as we are today.
 Some people believe that both of these theories are possible at the same time and they believe no one knows exactly how long it took God to make man nor how he did it.
Write a response in which you state your own views on the subject.
How do you think man came to exist? Do you believe in creationism, evolution, a combination of the two, or something else entirely?

Write a response in which you state your own views on the creationism or evolution. How do you think man came to exist? Do you believe in creationism, evolution, a combination of the two, or something else entirely?
Goals for today: Learn about elements of drama prior to reading
Inherit the Wind.