1. 4 Purposes of Drama 1) Sharing the human experience
2)Passing on tradition and culture
3)Recreational
4)Artistic Expression

2. Draw this on your paper for your notes:
Passing on tradition & culture
Sharing the human experience
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Artistic Expression
Recreational
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3. Sharing the Human Experience
To express or communicate emotions, feelings, ideas, and information through dramatic works
Examples: social change, communicating universal themes, interpreting information, ideas, & emotions

4. Passing on Tradition and Culture
To express or communicate ideas, feelings, and information
Examples: narratives, storytelling, folktales, religious rituals/ceremonies, jump rope rhymes, hand claps

5. Recreational Drama as recreation for recreational events
Examples: for festivals, entertainment, diversion

6. Artistic Expression
Drama created with the intent to express or communicate emotion, feelings, ideas, or information
Examples: theatrical settings for audiences