Theme 27 - Short Answer Exercise: Can Geographical Details of the Author's Life Help Us Understand the Story's Themes?
Literary Core Skill:
Relate details from the author’s life and times to themes of various titles.
Resources: Socratic List questions 18g, 19d, 20e, 21e; TC Syllabus section 2
Elements of Fiction:
Assignment Type:
Description:
This worksheet asks for a paragraph- or page-length response to Socratic List question 19d.
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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