RL 8

What is theme?

• Central message of the text
• The time and place of the story
• The feeling created in the reader
• The sequence of major events

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Theme development is when...

• the sequence of events happen.
• the time and place progresses in a text.
• a theme is revealed only once in a story.
• you see the same theme from beginning to end.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

When showing theme development:
- Tell when you first saw the theme
- Identify the theme
- Tell the last time you saw the theme
- Give examples of when you saw the theme again
Which step should be listed FIRST?

• Tell the last time you saw the theme
• Give examples of when you saw the theme again
• Identify the theme
• Tell when you first saw the theme

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

When showing theme development:
- Tell when you first saw the theme
- Identify the theme
- Tell the last time you saw the theme
- Give examples of when you saw the theme again
Which step should be listed SECOND?

• Tell when you first saw the theme
• Give examples of when you saw the theme again
• Tell the last time you saw the theme
• Tell the last time you saw the theme

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

When showing theme development:
- Tell when you first saw the theme
- Identify the theme
- Tell the last time you saw the theme
- Give examples of when you saw the theme again
Which step should be listed THIRD?

• Identify the theme
• Tell the last time you saw the theme
• Tell when you first saw the theme
• Give examples of when you saw the theme again

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

When showing theme development:
- Tell when you first saw the theme
- Identify the theme
- Tell the last time you saw the theme
- Give examples of when you saw the theme again
Which step should be listed LAST?

• Give examples of when you saw the theme again
• Tell the last time you saw the theme
• Tell when you first saw the theme
• Identify the theme

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

TRUE OR FALSE: When answering a theme question such as "Which quote best supports the theme of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas?," you should NOT look at the answer choices until you have determined the theme.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

When asked "How do the characters support the theme of this selection?" what question should you ask yourself?

• How do the time and place relate to the theme?
• How do the traits of the characters relate to the theme?
• How do the traits of the characters relate to the plot?
• How do the major events relate to the theme?

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

When asked "How does the setting support the theme of this selection?" what question should you ask yourself?

• How do the traits of the characters relate to the theme?
• How do the major events relate to the theme?
• How do the time and place relate to the theme?
• How do the time and place relate to the characters?

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

When asked "How do the events that in the plot support the theme?" what question should you ask yourself?

• How do the time and place relate to the theme?
• How do the traits of the characters relate to the theme?
• How do the major events relate to the time and place?
• How do the major events relate to the theme?

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2