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Bring the world of theatre into your classroom with this Drama and Plays Reference Guide — a comprehensive, student-friendly guide that covers everything from the core elements of drama to acting vocabulary, stage directions, dramatic devices, and theatre traditions.
Perfect for middle and high school ELA or Theatre Arts, this one-page resource gives students a quick, at-a-glance reference to reinforce learning, support literary analysis, and build confidence when reading or performing plays.

What’s Inside:

  • Core Elements of Drama (plot, theme, dialogue, soliloquy, aside, etc.)
  • Types of Drama (tragedy, comedy, melodrama, musical theatre, more)
  • Structure of a Play (acts, scenes, prologue, climax, denouement)
  • Dramatic Devices (foil, irony, catharsis, hubris, foreshadowing)
  • Theatre & Acting Vocabulary (blocking, cues, improvisation, pantomime, stage presence)
  • Stage & Technical Terms (props, costumes, set, lighting, sound effects, stage positions)
  • Production Roles (playwright, director, cast, crew, chorus)
  • Drama Traditions & Styles Snapshot (Greek Tragedy, Elizabethan Theatre, Realism, Absurdism, Contemporary)

Teacher Directions Included:
Tips for introducing, posting, and modeling how to use the sheet — plus extension ideas like pair quizzes, exit tickets, and portfolio use.

Why Teachers Love It:
Reinforces classroom instruction.
Builds a common language for class discussions.
Works for close reading, essay writing, and performance practice.
Adaptable for ELA, Drama, or cross-curricular projects.

Use it as a handout, binder insert, classroom poster, or study guide. Students will reference it again and again!

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English Language Arts Reference Guide Bundle

Save time and set your students up for success with this ELA Reference Guide Jumbo Bundle — over 40 pages of ready-to-use reference guides covering every major area of English Language Arts. Perfect for middle school, high school, and AP English, this bundle equips students with quick, at-a-glance tools they can use all year long. What’s Included: * Poetry Reference Guide – forms, sound devices, figurative language, movements, and Sonnet 18 with analysis. * Drama & Plays Reference Guide – elements of drama, stage directions, theatre vocabulary, devices, and traditions * Short Story Reference Guide – plot structure, conflict types, characterization, literary devices, themes, and famous authors. * Novel Reference Guide – plot, character types, archetypes, themes, POV, symbolism, and techniques. * Nonfiction Reference Guide – text features, structures, rhetorical appeals/devices, and reading strategies. * Greek & Latin Roots Reference Guide – categorized roots with definitions, examples, and student tips. * Essay Writing Reference Guide – step-by-step structure, thesis tips, transitions, sample intro paragraph, and common pitfalls. * Shakespeare Reference Guide – biography, plays, sonnets, language, archetypes, themes, and AP analysis strategies. * Edgar Allan Poe Reference Guide – biography, major works, Gothic themes, style, archetypes, quotations, and AP-level analysis prompts. * General ELA Reference Guide – academic vocabulary, grammar/conventions, literary elements, and study tips. Teacher Directions Included for Each Guide: How to introduce and model the guide in class. Best practices for projection, binder inserts, or posters. Extension ideas: exit tickets, peer quizzes, annotation practice, and portfolios. Why Teachers Love This Bundle: Covers every major ELA genre, form, and skill area in one resource. Helps students build a shared academic vocabulary for class discussions and essays. Reinforces classroom instruction while promoting independence. Works as study guides, classroom posters, binder inserts, or AP prep tools. With this 40+ page ELA Reference Guide Bundle, your students will always have the tools they need for reading, writing, analysis, and exam prep — while you save time and bring consistency to your instruction.

£12.00

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