Drama
Instructions in a play that tell actors what to do or where to go.
STAGE DIRECTIONS
A smaller title under the main title that tells what the text is all about.
SUBHEADING
Who is telling the story, like a character or the narrator
POINT OF VIEW
STANZA
Something that is true and can be proven
FACT
A big section of a play, like a chapter in a book.
ACT
How information is put together in a text.
ORGANIZATIONAL PATTERN or TEXT STRUCTURE
The sequence of events in a story
PLOT
LINE
What someone thinks or feels; it can't be proven true
OPINION
The words characters say to each other in a story or play.
DIALOGUE
The big idea or main point of a story or article.
CENTRAL IDEA
A problem or struggle between opposing forces
CONFLICT
Words that help you picture something in your mind
IMAGERY
The people the author writes for or speaks to.
AUDIENCE
The person who writes the play
PLAYWRIGHT
The most important point or message in a section of a text
KEY IDEA
The central idea or message of a text
THEME
Words that mean something different than their normal meaning. Ex. simile, metaphor, personification etc.
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
A statement someone believes to be true.
CLAIM
smaller parts inside an act
SCENES
Why the writer wrote something
AUTHOR'S PURPOSE
The part of the story where things start to get exciting
RISING ACTION
The voice talking in a poem or story
SPEAKER
A claim or opinion supported by reasons and evidence
ARGUMENT