Anglo American Literature

The theme of a story is the 

• main character
• message about life that the author expresses
• sequence of events
• short summary of what the story is about

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

Which of the following could be the theme of a story?

• Fear is more dangerous than any beast
• A brave young girl pretends to be a man and takes her father's place in the army. 
• a fear of heights
• "I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dogs, too!"

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

^{Read the following sentence.} 
A toad and a lizard learn to get along while on a journey through the wilderness. 
_{The sentence above is an example of a...} 

• plot
• character
• summary/main idea
• theme 

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

_{Read the following sentence}
Friendship helps people get through hard times 
_{This sentence above is an example of...}

• plot
• character
• main idea
• theme

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

A novel can have more than one theme.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

A theme should always be written as...

• A sentence or statement
• A phrase
• One or two words
• A brief summary of 5-8 sentences. 

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

What literary genre is preferred by the romantics?

• POETRY

• ESSAY

• PROSE

• NOVEL

Where did literature originate?

• ENGLAND

• USA

• POLONY

In American literature, who was the most influential writer?

• VIRGINIA WOOLF

• ALLAN POE

• VARGAS LLOSA

• CHARLES DARWIN

What is the basis of modern English?

• LINGUA FRANCA

• BRITISH

• ANGLO-SAXON LANGUAGE

• SPANISH