UBEC/SUBEB Smart Model

School
Ibadan
Literature-in-English
Basic 7 (JSS 1)

Drama, types and feature

 Introduction

In literature, a drama is the portrayal of fictional or non-fictional events through the performance
of written dialogue . Dramas can be performed on stage, on film, or the radio. Dramas are
typically called plays, and their creators are known as “playwrights” or “dramatists.”

 Focus of the lesson:

 Definition of Drama
 Explanation of features of Drama
 Explanation of the types

 of Drama

 Answer quizzes on the topic correctly

 Types of drama

There are four types of drama, they are

comedy, tragedy, tragicomedy and melodrama
Types of Drama Characteristics of Drama

1. Drama is meant to be acted

on stage
2.Action is involved in drama
3. Drama is written in Acts
and Scenes
4. Drama is watched by
audience.
 Evaluation

 Assignment
 Class Assessment
 Explain the following types of Drama:
1) What is Drama?
 1. comedy
2)Mention 3 features of Drama
 2. Tragedy
3) State 3 types of Drama
3. Melodrama