The Purposes of The Purposes of DramaDrama

GHS AH: DramaGHS AH: Drama

VocabularyVocabulary

DictionDiction InflectionInflection Musical TheaterMusical Theater ProjectionProjection Vocal ExpressionVocal Expression

Define in your own words!!!Define in your own words!!!

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What do you opine? Your opinion What do you opine? Your opinion please.please.

What are the purposes of dramatic What are the purposes of dramatic presentations? Examples?presentations? Examples?

What is the importance of artistic What is the importance of artistic expression?expression?

The Purposes of DramaThe Purposes of Drama

Drama passes traditions from one Drama passes traditions from one generation to another,generation to another,

It displays and transfers culture,It displays and transfers culture, It asks the audience to think, become, It asks the audience to think, become,

and get involved with the characters,and get involved with the characters, It asks for an emotional connection,It asks for an emotional connection, It seeks to teach, excite the It seeks to teach, excite the

imagination, expose wrongs in society, imagination, expose wrongs in society, and much more.and much more.

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What is the director’s role in Drama?What is the director’s role in Drama? What is the actor’s role in Drama?What is the actor’s role in Drama? What is the writing/script’s role in What is the writing/script’s role in

Drama?Drama?

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Discuss different types of Drama.Discuss different types of Drama. What is the role of Musical Theater? What is the role of Musical Theater?

What is your opinion?What is your opinion? How is Musical Theater like Opera? How is Musical Theater like Opera?

Or is it?Or is it?

Video PresentationVideo Presentation

The Glass Christmas TreeThe Glass Christmas Tree As you watch, write down the As you watch, write down the

adjectives that you hear used during adjectives that you hear used during the play.the play.

Once you have finished watching the Once you have finished watching the play, what is your thoughts on it? play, what is your thoughts on it? What was its purpose? Were you What was its purpose? Were you emotionally connected to it in any emotionally connected to it in any way?way?