Drama elements
What is the emotional tone of a perfomance?
Mood/atmosphere
What genre was the tell-tale heart?
Horror fiction
What do we call the most important point or idea the author is trying to teach or explain in a text?
Main idea
What word means information, examples, or facts that support a claim?
Evidence
What is ms Robinson favorite line to say when someone is talking too much ?
”We have plenty of space over here (points to middle of the class)”
Where and when does the story takes place ?
Setting
What genre is “the diary of a young girl”
Non-fiction
What do we call small pieces of information that support the main idea?
Details
What word means the main idea or position an author is trying to prove?
Claim
Who assigns the most ixls?
ms corbitt
What is the struggle between two characters or forces that keeps the plot moving ?
Conflict
What genre is “Fredrick Douglass:Auto biography”?
Historical non-fiction
What should you do first to find the main idea?
Look at key details in the text
What word means how the author explains the connection between the claim and the evidence?
Reasoning
Who assigns the most homework ?
Mr theders
What is a "side story" or a secondary plot that runs parallel to the main story?
Subplot
What genre best describes “The Tell-Tale Heart,” and what makes it fit that genre?
Horror fiction; it includes fear, suspense, and a narrator who may be unreliable.
How can you tell the main idea is correct when you choose it?
All the key details in the passage support it
What word describes how an author’s word choice and style reveal their attitude toward a subject?
Tone
Who has the most hair in this class?
skyler
What is an instruction in the text of a play? Ex: indicating the movement of a character, position, tone of an actor, and sound effects
Stage direction
What is the genre of “It’s Complicated”?
Realistic fiction
Why is it important to include details when identifying the main idea?
Because details support and help explain what the main idea is.
What word refers to the underlying reason an event happens in a story, often not directly stated and requiring inference from details in the text?
Cause
How many students in this class are in band, theatre, dance, and choir?
Band: 7
Choir:1
Dance:1
Theatre:3