Theme and Foreshadowing Unit Pre-Assessment

What is theme?

• Message about life that the author expresses

• Main events

• Sequence of events

• Time, location, and mood of a story

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

You can often infer the theme of a piece of literature by...

• evaluating how a character has changed

• determining how the conflict has been resolved

• sharing a character's experience

• All of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

True or False: A story may have more than one theme.

• True

• False

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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 theme of this story?

*This question may have more than one right answer.

• The tortoise beat the hare in the race.

• Take your time and do things right instead of rushing and failing.

• Overconfidence can lead to your downfall.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Choose the best definition of 'Foreshadowing'

• The general feeling that a piece of writing creates within the reader.

• A literary device used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story.

• An implied or indirect reference to a person, event, or thing or to a part of another text.

• A literary device wherein the author depicts the occurrence of specific events, which have taken place before the present time.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Where can foreshadowing be found in a story?

• In the beginning of a story ONLY.

• Only in the dialogue between characters in the story.

• In the title of a story.

• In the setting, the events, and the dialogue of the story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What is foreshadowing used for?

• To build suspense and give clues of what will happen later in the story.

• To recall events that ocurred in the past.

• To build humor in the story.

• To provide more clear descriptions of the events in the story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Read the 4 sentences below. Which sentence foreshadows that something bad is about to happen.

(1) The sky was blue, the sun was bright, and the sand was warm.

(2) As Keiko nervously watched on, her little brother gave a happy squeal and splashed in the shallow water.

(3) Keiko took a deep breath and told herself that she was being silly.

(4) After all, the water was shallow and completely safe for wading children—what could possibly go wrong? 

• Sentence 1

• Sentence 2

• Sentence 3

• Sentence 4

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5