Theme 6 - Short Answer Exercise: Discuss General Theme Via Protagonist

Literary Core Skill:

Explain the general theme of various titles.
Resources: Socratic List questions 11a – 11e, 12a – 12d; TC Syllabus section 6.

Elements of Fiction:

Theme

Assignment Type:

Short Answer Exercise

Description:

This worksheet asks for a sentence- or paragraph-length answer to Socratic List question 11, 11a, “Is the protagonist changed by the events of the story? If so, how?”

Grading Rubric:

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.

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