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• Research


  • Considering the relevance and worth of the information
• Currency


  Timely, updated
• Old (happened) years ago may be perfectly appropriate
• Classic may have been written long ago but can still be relevant
• Shiny, new access and information may not always be relevant or useful
• The updated sources and topics should be relevant to the issues in society
• Accuracy


  Precision, straight or direct to the point, free from mistakes, valid
• Proper coverage in appropriate subject

  • Careful use of language to express meaning
  • Technical, in-depth understanding of the subject
• Authority


  Power, professional credentials, credibility of the writer/author
• Fake news/false information should be avoided
• Relevance


  Connection, relationship of the information to the topic
• Explicit

  Straightforward, direct
• Implicit


  Implied, indirect
• Truth is based on facts, research, and reality
• Drama

  A literary composition that is written in prose or verse, usually performed in theatres, and expresses social and relevant issues in society
• Elements of drama

  • Plot/storyline
  • Theme
  • Characters
  • Dialogue
  • Music/Rhythm
  • Spectacle
• Contemporary essential elements of drama

  • Literary (script, plot, characters)
  • Technical (scenery, props, sound, makeup)
  • Performance (acting, speaking, non-verbal expressions)
• Drama by medium

  Stage play, screenplay, teleplay, radio play
• Types of drama by modality

  • Closet Drama
  • Monodrama
  • Street play
  • Puppet play
  • Dance Drama
• Closet Drama


  Not meant to be performed onstage but maybe just enjoyed by the readers or perhaps a small group
• Monodrama


  Similar to a monologue, single actor plays a single character
• Street play


  Street theatre, performance piece in outdoor public areas without a specific paying audience
• Puppet play


  Uses puppets of many types, such as glove puppets, hand puppets, rod puppets or the marionette on strings
• Dance Drama


  Conveyed by dance movements and sometimes accompanied by dialogue
• Relevance


  Timely, updated, current
• Old information

  Perfectly appropriate if it is a classic or foundational work
• Accuracy


  Precision, straight to the point, free from mistakes, valid
• Explicitness


  Straightforward, direct
• Implicitness


  Implicit, indirect
• Truth is based on facts/research, not just drama or literature
• Drama


  Theatrical composition written in prose or verse, expresses social/relevant views, shows the real life of society
• Elements of drama


  • Plot
  • Theme
  • Characters
  • Dialogue
  • Music/Rhythm
  • Spectacle
• Contemporary essential elements of drama

  • Literary
  • Technical
  • Performance
• Dramatic devices


  • Monologue
  • Soliloquy
  • Stage whisper
  • Aside. •Irony
• Technical elements


  • Scenery
  • Props
  • Sound
  • Makeup
• Performance elements


  • Acting
  • Speaking
  • Non-verbal expressions
• Types of drama by theme

  • Tragedy
  • Comedy
  • Tragicomedy
• Types of comedy


  • Satire
  • Burlesque
  • Farce
  • Comedy of manners
• Types of drama by length

  • Full-length
  • One-act
  • Ten minute
• Types of drama by modality

  • Closet drama
  • Street play
  • Puppet play
  • Dance drama
  • Shadow play
  • Musical play. •Monodrama