Theme 12 - Story Chart Exercise: Identify Specific Theme
Literary Core Skill:
Explain the specific theme of various titles.
Resources: Socratic List questions 11a – 11e, 10e – 10f, 12a – 12d; TC Syllabus section 6
Elements of Fiction:
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Description:
This worksheet presents a blank story chart. Students fill in with conflict, climax and specific theme and connect with vertical line.
The “specific theme” of a story is the case, point, or argument that the author is making about a universal idea, topic, or question. It is distinct from “general theme,” which is the universal idea itself. Every story thus has both a general theme (topic) and a specific theme (thesis).
Grading Rubric:
Equal parts credit for each component based on plausibility.
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