Bootcamp Review

What is theme?

By Rahma Ahmed

Theme

The theme of a story is its central idea, message, or underlying concept that the author explores throughout the narrative. It's the deeper meaning behind the events, characters, and settings.

Multiple Choice

1. A story can have more than one theme.

• true
• false

Draw

2. Examples of theme that can apply to this movie

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3. Examples of theme that can apply to this movie

Draw

4. Examples of theme that can apply to this movie

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5. How do you support the validity of a theme?

• text evidence
• summarizing
• you can't
• using the plot

Multiple Choice

6. Where can a reader find the theme?

• It stated directly in the text.
• A character tells you.
• The reader must understand what the character has learned.
• Books or movies do not have themes.

Multiple Choice

7. Which of the following is NOT a theme in literature?

• A) The importance of friendship
  

• B) The struggle between good and evil

• C) The protagonist's likes and dislikes

• D) The consequences of greed

Multiple Choice

8. The theme of a text is its

• summary
• message
• point of view
• answer

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9. Which ideas are paralleled throughout the passage?

• the lover's return and the beauty of nature

• the sheperd's crook and the passage of time

• the power of nature and the power of the speaker

• the movement of the moon and the activity of nature

Multiple Choice

10Part A: What is the primary theme of the story of Endymion and Selene?

• A) Mortals can change their fate through hard work and determination.

• B) Gods have power over the lives of mortals, and mortals are at their mercy.

• C) True love between mortals and gods leads to happiness and fulfillment.

• D) The pursuit of immortality always leads to great rewards.

Multiple Choice

10Part B: Which sentence from the text supports your answer to Part A?

• A) "Selene boasted among the Olympians about the remarkable mortal she had encountered."

• B) "Endymion asked to be immortal, but the father of the gods cautioned him that he would never enjoy his immortality."

• C) "As she favored him above all mortals, Selene still visited Endymion in his sleep."

• D) "This is the story I put the most stock in, as unlike the other told the villages near the shrine, it shows how men are ever at the mercy of the gods."

Plot

The plot of a story refers to the sequence of events that make up the narrative. It includes how the story unfolds, the conflicts and challenges the characters face, and how those conflicts are resolved.

Match

11. Complete the plot structure by matching the vocabulary to the correct description

• 1. Rising Action

• 1. Climax

• 1. Falling Action

• 1. Resolution

• Exposition

1. The events that build up the conflict or

1. The turning point or most intense moment

1. The events that follow the climax and le

1. The conclusion of the story, where confl

The introduction to the characters, sett

• 1. The events that build up the conflict or

• 1. The turning point or most intense moment

• 1. The events that follow the climax and le

• 1. The conclusion of the story, where confl

• The introduction to the characters, sett

Answer the following questions based on Endymion/Endymion & Selene

Multiple Choice

12. What is the main event occurring in the excerpt from Endymion?

• A) The speaker reflects on the return of a lost lover

• B) The speaker calls upon the moon to guide their lost lover back

• C) The speaker celebrates a reunion with their lover

• D) The speaker sets off on a journey to find their lover

Multiple Choice

13 Part A. Who is Endymion said to have been the lover of?

• A) The Titaness who steered the sun

• B) The Titaness who steered the moon

• C) A mortal woman from Elis

• D) The goddess of love

Multiple Choice

13 Part B. Which sentence from the text supports your answer to Part A?

• A) "There was a man, Endymion by name, who it is said was the lover of the Titaness who steered the moon."

• B) "Endymion was said to be a shepherd, but it seems to me that they are mistaken."

• C) "It is told that Endymion was a shepherd who often grazed his sheep and goats on the slopes of Mount Latmus by night."

• D) "Selene put an enchantment upon him that he might never wake again."

Point
of View

Point of view (POV) refers to the perspective from which a story is told. It determines how much the reader knows about
the characters and events.

From what point of view is the story told?

Multiple Choice

14A. From whose point of view is the passage told?

• A) The lover’s perspective, expressing thoughts and emotions about the speaker

• B) The speaker’s perspective, longing for their absent lover

• C) An omniscient narrator describing the scene from a distance

• D) A third-party observer describing the natural world

Multiple Choice

14B. How does the speaker’s point of view affect the tone of the passage?

• A) It creates a tone of celebration and joy about a reunion.

• B) It establishes a tone of neutrality and detachment.

• C) It contributes to a tone of sadness and yearning.

• D) It leads to a tone of confusion and uncertainty.

Multiple Choice

15. If the myth of Endymion were told from Selene's point of view, which of the following would likely be emphasized the most?

• A) Endymion’s fear of eternal sleep.

• B) The beauty of Endymion and her love for him.

• C) The challenges Endymion faces as a shepherd.

• D) The actions of other gods intervening in their relationship.

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