Elements of Theatre part 1
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6th - 8th Grade
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MAIGAN MCPHERSON
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Elements of Theatre part 1
By ARISTOTLE
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Where did theatre come from?
THE GREEKS
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HOW DO WE KNOW?
some guy wrote it down...
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Who wrote it down?
...this guy...
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Aristotle (Greek Guy)
The Poetics
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His book was called THE POETICS
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Fill in the Blanks
Type answer...
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He identified 6 elements of theatre
What are they? glad you asked....
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The 6 elements are
plot
character
thought
diction
music
spectacle
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Poll
Click ALL the ones you have heard of before...
plot
thought
diction
music
spectacle
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The 1st Element is PLOT
you gotta have a story...
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PLOT is...
The series of related events that make up a story.
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Multiple Choice
What is Plot?
a patch of land
the storyline
Aristotle's book
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A good plot or storyline has conflict and characters and stuff...
Aristotle said a good plot has 6 things...
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Plot has 6 elements
Exposition
Inciting Incident
Rising action
Climax
Falling Action
Denoument (Resolution)
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It starts with EXPOSITION...
so we know who and where and when...
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Background Info
Introduction to the Characters
Setting (Where and When)-PEOPLE
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Multiple Select
Exposition includes... (check ALL that apply)
where the story takes place
when the story takes place
the characters in the story
FOOD
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the number 2 things a story needs (and maybe the most important) is...
the INCITING INCIDENT
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Poll
Do you know what INCITING means?
Stir up or start
causing great enthusiasm
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Inciting Incident
The thing that happens that changes life as normal. (creates a conflict)
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We have to have CONFLICT...it's important!!
PROBLEM
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The 3rd element of plot is...
RISING ACTION
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Multiple Choice
What does Rising mean?
to stop
to go up
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BUT...up to where???
the climax
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Rising Action
Events and conflicts that lead up to the climax.
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Multiple Choice
What is another name for the story?
plot
exposition
inciting incident
rising action
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Multiple Choice
What is another word for the background information?
plot
exposition
inciting incident
rising action
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Multiple Choice
What is another name for the event that starts the conflict?
plot
exposition
inciting incident
rising action
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Multiple Choice
What do you call the events that lead up to the climax?
plot
exposition
inciting incident
rising action
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Multiple Choice
What is the name of the book Aristotle wrote?
The Poetics
Harry Potter and the Greek Masks
The Theatre Games
Seven Days
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Stay tuned tomorrow for the other 3 elements of Plot!
Mua-ha-ha!!
Elements of Theatre part 1
By ARISTOTLE
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