Dramatic Principles
Drama
"Diary"- Character
"The Diary of Anne Frank"
Comprehension Skills
100
a struggle between a character or group versus an opposing character or group
What is conflict?
100
situation of danger or difficulty
What is crisis?
100
fur coat
Who is Mrs. VanDaan?
100
The group discusses what they would like to do most when they get out of hiding.
What is dramatic irony?
100
figuring out the meaning of unknown words in a reading passage
What are context clues?
200
additional problems
What are complications?
200
these describe the appearance of the stage, sounds to be heard, and the clothing, movements and expressions of the actors
What are stage directions?
200
cat
Who is Peter VanDaan?
200
Mrs. Frank and Mr. VanDaan feel relieved and ashamed for having quarreled about stealing the food.
What is the mood following the Allied invasion?
200
what is passage is mostly about
What is the main idea?
300
the moment of greatest emotional intensity
What is climax?
300
an interruption in the present action to show events that happened at an earlier time.
What is flashback?
300
Pim, thinker of the group
Who is Mr. Frank?
300
Mr. Frank begins reading the diary and Anne's voice takes over...
What is a flashback?
300
the major ideas and important details in a passage
What is a summary?
400
the final part of the story or play
What is resolution?
400
significant part of the plot
What is act?
400
conflicted between her childish and maturing sides
Who is Anne?
400
"People can deal with anything that happens in life if they have hope."
What is the theme?
400
the reason for writing the passage
What is author's purpose?
500
a situation in which the audience knows something in which the characters onstage do not
What is dramatic irony?
500
a significant alteration in characteristics, actions and relationships
What is change?
500
very reserved, until the end of the story
Who is Mrs. Frank?
500
The lampshade crashes to the floor as the group is trying not to be heard by the thief.
What is crisis?
500
the reader puts the pieces together to figure out an implied message
What is an inference?
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