Elements of a Dr
an original dramatic
1. Embedded Assessment 1 will ask you to write and perform c
you have read Act One of The Crucible, take a few minutes with a partner to scon
script. It is important that you be familiar with the elements of a script. Now that
the text of The Crucible for the characteristics of a script.
2. On your own paper, create a four-square graphic organizer like the one shown.
Use the guiding questions in the organizer to help you analyze the text for the
elements of a script. For each of the areas, provide a sample from The Crucible.
Narrative Elements
How do character and motivation
influence the plot?
How is conflict introduced?
• How does conflict advance the
story?
Who speaks the most, and why?
How does the setting influence the
characters and their actions?
Structure
How does the writer develop events
to create action?
• How do dramatic shifts advance the
plot and increase knowledge of the
characters?
How does the text structure support:
the author's purpose?
How does the division of the play
into acts create certain affects like
suspense?
Motif
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