The Giver (Novel Study) Pre-Assessment

Define Theme

• subject

• underlying meaning

• main idea

• topic

Identify the two types of themes that appear in literary works.

• Third and Fourth

• Leading and Following

• Major and Minor

• First and Second

What is the difference between the subject and a theme?

• They are both the same

• The subject is the topic, the theme is an opinion.

• I just really don’t know

• The theme is the topic, the subject is an opinion.

How do you, as a reader, explore theme in a piece of literature

• both B and C.

• by analyzing literary elements

• by analyzing literary techniques

• It’s not necessary, I just enjoy reading the story.

Identify possible ways an author presents theme in a literary work.

• through the feelings of the main character

• with thoughts and conversations of the characters

• actions and events in the story

• all of the above

Identify some of the frequently occurring topics that lead to themes in literature.

• Love and friendship

• War

• Revenge

• all of the above

What is the function of a theme?

• Benevolence

• Insight

• Confusion

• Resolution

A theme is NOT one word; it is a statement

• True

• False

What SHOULD NOT be included in the theme statement?

• Characters and plot

• Setting

• B only

• all of the above

What SHOULD be included in the theme?

• details about the characters

• details about the setting

• details about the plot

• the subject of the literary work and an opinion about