Diagnostic assessment 11ENGT

What is a theme?

• A message/ big idea the story reveals

• Events that occur within a story

• The time and place of an event

• The topic/ subject

A story can have more than one theme

• TRUE

• FALSE

Themes can be revealed through...

• A character telling you

• Characters' actions and experiences

• Reading the last page of a story

Themes can be used to...

• Prompt important questions from the reader

• Help the reader understand the story

• Express an idea or message intended by the author

• All of the above

What is a didactic message?

• A message intended to teach

• A question about the world

• A moral lesson

A little boy who looked after a flock of sheet would cry out "WOLF! WOLF!" to scare the villagers for fun. One day a wolf actually appeared but when the boy cried "WOLF!" none of the villagers believed him so they ignored him and the wolf ate up all the sheep while the little boy cried.

What is the didactic message of this story?

• To yell louder when calling for help

• To never be all alone

• To always tell the truth to maintain the trust of others

• To ask for help more often