What is Theme?

Grade 745 minutes

Learning Objective

I can support my interpretation of a theme with textual evidence from a literary work.

Practice Questions

This lesson includes 7 practice questions to reinforce learning.

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1. Explain the difference between explicit and implicit evidence in a text. Provide an example of each.

2. Describe the steps you should take if you cannot find evidence to support your initial argument about a text.

3. How can identifying the central idea or theme of a text help you to develop and support your argument?

...and 4 more questions

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