Literary Terms Lesson for Theatre & Drama

Are you planning to teach students the basic terms related to theatre and drama? This short literary terms lesson covers the most significant concepts connected to staged drama. These activities are designed to work as a short stand-a-lone lesson or as an introduction or supplement to units related to theatrical plays.

Before students are able to fully understand and create literature, it is important they understand the underlying concepts and techniques used to produce literary art. L-EA's literary terms lessons help students learn and practice these techniques, as well as provide the resources to help teachers assess student understanding.

Teaching this resource is simple! Start it by presenting the included slideshow of literary terms and definitions while students use the accompanying worksheet to take notes. The, handout the accompanying homework assignment. Later in the week or following week, administer the quiz, which is provided as a printable or Google Form quiz (ideal for Google Classroom distribution!)

“Literary Terms Lesson: Theatre & Drama” includes:

• - A presentation of 10 literary terms and definitions connected to staged drama

• - A presentation note-taking activity worksheet (w/ answer key)

• - A writing assignment that asks students to use the presented terms in a piece of original writing

• - A quiz assessment that includes definition matching (or drop-down selection) and one essay question, provided in 5 file types (Google Form, Easel assessment, PDF, ExamView test file, and ExamView test bank file)

TERMS INCLUDED IN THIS LESSON:

Act, Chorus, Closet drama, Hamartia, Problem play, Scene, Script, Soliloquy, Stage direction, and Well-made play

Although this resource can be fitted for any secondary Language Arts classroom, it has been carefully designed to work best in grades 9, 10, 11, and 12. The included activities and quizzes are subtly but specifically tied to Common Core ELA Standard for Language (6). This resource is provided in a print-ready, bookmarked, and adjustable PDFs, Google Form, and PowerPoint Show files.

This resource contains: 5 pages; 11 slides; 1 Google Form; 2 test files