An Introduction to Drama Texts is a ten slide PowerPoint presentation designed to help students understand the basic features of a drama text. The resource could be used before a class play is read to help pupils understand how a drama text works. The PowerPoint lesson includes: An example extract from the playscript of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. A video clip of the film version of the Macbeth playscript. Class activity - labelling the features of a playscript. Writing about stage directions, characters and dialogue. Comparing the features of a script with a short story. 1 accompanying worksheet