1. Purposes of Drama Mr. Green

2. Sharing the Human Experience Dramatization gets the story ‘on its feet’ and breathes life into it before the audience’s very eyes Humans have a need to express emotion and to communicate needs, ideas, and information http://youtu.be/iY-tHaFWAHE http://youtu.be/iY-tHaFWAHE

3. Passing on Tradition and Culture Folktales are used to instruct new or younger members of the group Important historical and cultural lessons are passed on as well

4. Recreational Telling or acting out stories is one of the most popular forms of entertainment in the world Provide diversion from the woes of ‘real life’ and provides an ‘escape’ http://youtu.be/mV5ZY-eAU9I http://youtu.be/dODiYuIIc2g http://youtu.be/dODiYuIIc2ghttp://youtu.be/dODiYuIIc2g

5. Artistic Expression Those in this profession take a highly artistic approach in delivering the theme of the stories When drama is created for an audience, its purpose is usually artistic expression