Setting 8 - Short Answer Exercise: Relate Local Setting to Theme

Literary Core Skill:

Relate the setting of various titles to their main themes.
Resources: Socratic List questions 1d – 1j, 2d – 2f; TC Syllabus section 3

Elements of Fiction:

Setting
Theme

Assignment Type:

Short Answer Exercise

Description:

This worksheet asks for a paragraph- or page-length evaluation of temporal setting with respect to theme.

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 here.

Completed Example Assignments: