R21.5 Short Answer Exercise: Relate Title's Characters to Universal Idea
Literary Core Skill:
Rhetoric Level 21: Consider various titles with respect to a specific universal idea.
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Elements of Fiction:
Biblioscopic Dialogue
Theme
Worldview
Character
Assignment Type:
Description:
This worksheet asks for a paragraph- or page-length description of the current title’s protagonist or antagonist, describing how the author’s use of characterization contributes to a discussion of the universal idea.
As with all other facets of literary reading, students apply the techniques they have previously learned on children’s stories to works at their own reading level, putting the general and specific themes of the current title in the context of an ongoing human conversation about universal ideas.
Grading Rubric:
Equal parts credit for a) clean grammar/syntax/punctuation, b) plausibility, and c) reference to the text. Paragraph- and page-length answers may also be graded on the 5-fold rubric, which is explained at www.centerforlitschools.com/5fold-grading-rubric.
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