Theme Vocabulary Practice

What is theme?

• A unifying idea in a story

• A summary of the plot

• The struggles a character faces

• The conflict in a story.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

How is theme related to the plot?

• Theme and plot are synonyms

• The plot and theme both develop over the course of a story, and evidence from the plot indicates theme

• Theme helps resolve the conflict

• Theme develops the character's personal relationships.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What is it when you have to rank multiple themes in order of importance?

• Theme Hierarchy

• Important moments in the plot

• Theme and Plot Development

• Unification

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Typically authors directly state the theme

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What will help you in determining the theme?

• Analyzing the setting and how it impacts the characters.

• Thinking about the characters, their problems, and how they respond to those problems.

• Applying background knowledge in order to infer character traits of the minor characters

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2