Peer Coach: Analyze Themes Review

Which is the best description of theme?

• The overall message that the author wants to send

• The topic of the story

• What happens in the story

• The most exciting event in the story

Which of the following could be a theme?

• Wizards battle

• The purple wizard wins

• The silver wizard tries to control the purple wizard with a death ray

• Being able to control people doesn't mean you'll always win

Authors usually state the theme directly.

• True

• False

Which of the following gives a clue about theme?

• How are the characters related to each other?

• Which character tells the story?

• What is the balance between dialogue and description?

• How do characters change? What do they learn?

Which of the following could be a theme?

• The protagonist wins a boss battle

• A character faces their fear

• Bravery means doing something even when you're scared

• Bravery

Which part of the plot helps us to discover the theme?

• Struggles and how they're resolved

• When everything goes smoothly

Which of the following could be a theme?

• The main characters fighting and not seeing a log that could help them

• A log floating in a dangerous river

• People need to cooperate to survive nature's unpredictability

• The characters working together to survive

A work of literature can have more than one theme.

• True

• False

There is only one right way to express a work's theme.

• True

• False

Which is needed to support a potential theme idea?

• An in-depth description of the story's topic

• Evidence from the story's characters, plot, and setting

• A summary of every major event in the story

• A strong opinion