R19: Consider various (children's) titles with respect to a specific universal idea.
Notes and Resources:
Story Chart
Socratic List
Students put the general and specific themes of a children’s story in the context of mankind’s ongoing conversation about universal ideas.
The “general theme” of a story is the universal idea, topic, or question that the story addresses; the subject toward which the author wishes to turn the conversation. It is distinct from the “specific theme” of a story, which is the case, point, or argument that the author is making about that topic.
Element of Fiction:
Assignment Options:
R19.1 Story Chart Exercise: Relate Title’s Theme to Universal Idea
R19.2 Short Answer Exercise: Relate Title’s Characters to Universal Idea
R19.3 Short Answer Exercise: Relate Title’s Conflict to Universal Idea
R19.4 Interpretive Question Exercise: Discuss Universal Idea Using Current Title
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