Which of the following would be least needed in a film adaptation of a short story ? a. maintaining the same themes as the short story. b. finding a setting that looks like what the story describes c. including verbal descriptions of the characters' appearances d. including music for dramatic effect.

The correct answer is C. Including verbal descriptions of the characters' appearances

Explanation:

In literature, an adaptation refers to the process of adapting a literary work such as a novel or short story to another type of material including films. In the case of film adaptations, like any other adaptations, this needs to preserve basic elements such as the main themes, the settings, and characters. However, due to the features of films that include audiovisual elements descriptions of settings, character or actions are not necessary because these can be just shown to the audience and also it is possible and necessary to include music and other auditive effects. Therefore, the one that is least needed in a film adaptation is including verbal descriptions of the characters' appearances, because the way a character looks can be just shown rather than described.

the purpose of the heading in the passage is to identify who is telling the story.

this excerpt is part of the book sugar changed the world (2010) written by marc aronson and marina budhos. as the book has been written by two people, the heading "marc" indicates that this specific excerpt is being narrated by aronson. in the fragment, marc describes his grandfather's story after hearing it from his cousin. however, there are other excerpts where budhos is the one that tells the story of her family.

aronson and budhos, who are husband and wife in real life, decided to write sugar changed the world when they found out how sugar, which had an important role in slavery and economy, changed their ancestors' lives.

either online or traditional classroom can work for students. which is better will depend on students and teacher. students may have trouble following a lesson in classroom while they can study at their own pace online. other students may have trouble staying focus on their own in online classes. teachers are more used to classroom teaching but they may also be more worry about their jobs teaching online classes and work harder.