Szyrwiel Comparative Reading 7.R.3.3

Open Ended

How can understanding an author's perspective help you better analyze a text?

Multiple Choice

Why is it important to compare and contrast how different authors address similar topics or themes?

• It helps us understand different viewpoints and deepen our understanding of the topic.

• It makes reading more difficult.

• It is only useful for fiction texts.

• It is required for all types of writing.

Multiple Choice

The core message of a work of literature, often expressed as a general statement about life, is called the ___.

• theme
• topic

• idea

• thesis

Multiple Choice

How can understanding historical context help you analyze the theme of a literary work?

• It explains the author’s vocabulary choices.

• It reveals the author’s favorite hobbies.
  

• It shows why characters act the way they do.

• It tells you the exact ending of the story.

Multiple Choice

Which academic vocabulary term refers to explaining how two or more things are similar?

• Compare

• Contrast

• Theme

• Historical Context

Open Ended

If two authors wrote about the same event, how might their personal experiences shape the story differently?

Multiple Select

Which of the following should you consider when comparing how authors address the same topic or theme?

• Details about the setting

• The central conflict in the plot

• Messages about life that seem universal

• The author’s biography

Multiple Choice

An author’s perspective can influence how a story is told. Which of the following best explains how perspective might shape a reader’s understanding?

• Perspective only changes the words the author uses.
  

• Perspective decides the story’s length.

  Perspective guarantees the story will have a happy ending.
  

• Perspective can affect how events, characters, and themes are presented.

Open Ended

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