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WorksheetsReview Theme
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is theme according to the last lesson? (check 2)
Expresses details about the author's life.
The underlying meaning.
The most topic of the story or article.
Expresses a message to the reader.
What is step 1 to finding the theme?
Summarize what is happening in the plot.
Research the author's life.
What is step 2 to finding the theme?
Analyze how the main character speaks.
Notice major conflicts and how these conflicts are resolved.
What is step 3 to finding the theme?
Analyze the minor characters.
Determine the setting of the text. Think about how the setting impacts the characters and overall plot.
What is step 4 to finding the theme?
Identify changes in the characters. Pay close attention to any lessons the characters learn over the course of the text.
Identify and analyze key symbols in the plot.
What kind of conflict takes place in "To Build a Fire"?
Man vs. man
Man vs. society
Man vs. himself
Man vs. nature
Where does the story take place?
Russia
The Yukon
Wisconsin
Canada
What is the motivation for people coming to this setting?
To escape the government
To find gold
To start a new society
What is the essential conflict in the story?
The man vs. the dog
The man vs. the cold
The man vs. the fire
How does the man deal with the conflict?
He overestimates it.
He doesn't think that it is so serious.
Why is the dog important?
It understands the threat of the cold, while the man does not.
The dog is the man's opponent.
What causes the man's defeat?
Lack of creativity.
Stupidity.
Pride.
What is a theme of the story?
