Theme & Characterization

What is the main or central message, moral, or idea in a story called?

• tone

• theme

• character

• analysis

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Can there be more than one theme interpreted or included in a story?

• Yes

• No

• Sometimes

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the subject of a text referred to, or what the text is about?

• theme

• tone

• plot

• topic

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The theme of a story is NOT directly stated in the text, the reader must figure it out for themselves, since the author never directly states the message of the story in the text.

• 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

To analyze the theme, readers must ask themselves: What is the text ______ about?

• never

• really

• sometimes

• always

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Direct characterization is when the author plainly/directly _______ the reader what the traits of a character are.

• TELLS

• SHOWS

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Indirect characterization is when the author _______ the reader what the traits of a character are through dialogue and action of characters.

• TELLS

• SHOWS

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

The process by which an author reveals the personality of a character is called:

• theme

• tone

• lesson

• characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

An author reveals the character traits in a story through a character's:

• actions

• reactions

• dialogue

• situations/interactions with other characters

• all of the above

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Every fictional story needs ________.

• characters

• cliffhanger

• context

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10