Theme Vocabulary Practice

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What is theme?

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A unifying idea in a story.

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How is theme related to the plot?

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

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Typically authors directly state the theme: True or False?

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False.

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What will help you in determining the theme?

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

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

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Theme Hierarchy.

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What is a plot?

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The sequence of events that make up a story.

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What is a conflict in a story?

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A struggle between opposing forces that drives the plot.

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What is a character's motivation?

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The reason behind a character's actions or behavior.

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What is a setting in literature?

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The time and place in which a story occurs.

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What does it mean to infer a theme?

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To deduce or conclude the theme based on evidence from the text.