On the Stage
The words spoken by characters; conversation in a story.
What is DIALOGUE?
This is a firsthand or eyewitness account of an event.
What is PRIMARY SOURCE?
What pushes a character to act.
What is CHARACTER MOTIVATION?
This is what you call the writer's main reason for writing; it may be to persuade, inform, or entertain.
What is AUTHOR'S PURPOSE?
This is the year WWII ended.
When is 1945?
These are usually italicized and in parentheses; they describe the scene and actions of the actors
What are STAGE DIRECTIONS?
This is an interpretation of a primary source that is somewhat removed from the original account.
What is a SECONDARY SOURCE?
The type of motivation that comes from an emotion or thought; sadness, jealousy, greed, etc.
What is INTERNAL MOTIVATION?
This is the writer's outlook on a topic.
What is AUTHOR'S POINT OF VIEW?
This is the woman that helped hide the Frank family; she lived to be 100 years old, and died in 2010.
Who is MIEP GIES?
[As Mr. Frank is about to follow Peter into his room, Mrs. Frank stops him and wipes the lipstick from his lips.] is an example of this.
What are STAGE DIRECTIONS?
This is the most important idea presented in a passage.
What is CENTRAL IDEA?
The type of motivation that comes from outside factors; a war, other characters, a living situation, etc.
What is EXTERNAL MOTIVATION?
This type of author's purpose is meant to educate or teach their audience.
What is INFORM?
This is the disease Margot and Anne died from.
What is TYPHUS?
Mrs. Van Daan: You're an angel, Mr. Frank. An angel. I don't know why I didn't meet you before I met that one there.
is an example of this.
What is DIALOGUE?
This is the information that reinforces or proves the central idea.
This type of motivation pushed Mr. Van Daan to steal bread.
What are INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL MOTIVATION?
This type of author's purpose prioritizes their audience's enjoyment.
What is ENTERTAIN?
This is the year the diary, "Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl" was published in Holland.
When is 1947?
This is revealed about Mrs. Van Daan's personality by the dialogue and stage directions in Act I, Scene 3:
Mrs. Van Daan: [Good-humored] Shut up! [Without a pause, to Anne, Mr. Van Daan mimics Mrs. Van Daan, speaking the first few words in unison with her.] One summer we had a big house in Hilversum. The boys came buzzing round like bees around a jam pot. And when I was sixteen!...We were wearing our skirts very short those days and I had good-looking legs. [She pulls up her skirt, going to Mr. Frank.]
What is CONCEITED, FUNNY, VAIN, etc.
This would be a great primary source for understanding what life in hiding was like.
What is THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL?
This type of motivation is when you are driven by the ambition to be the top student with the highest grades, perfect attendance, and many hobbies.
What is INTERNAL MOTIVATION?
A frustrated mom writes to the newspaper describing the speeding cars she's seen in her neighborhood, old and dangerous playground equipment, and school buses that are run down. She asks the citizens of her town to prioritize children and raise funds to improve their resources.
This author's purpose is...
What is an example of PERSUADE?
What is D-DAY?