R22.1 Single Sentence Exercise: Compare Specific Themes of a List of Titles
Literary Core Skill:
Rhetoric Level 22: Compare groups of titles with respect to a specific universal idea.
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Elements of Fiction:
Biblioscopic Dialogue
Theme
Worldview
Assignment Type:
Description:
This worksheet asks students to list the specific themes of a group of titles in one sentence each, using similar verbiage to facilitate comparison.
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, comparing the contributions of a range of authors to a discussion of 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.
Grading Rubric:
Equal parts credit for each sentence that demonstrates the distinct ways that a particular title address the universal idea.
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