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Theme
On the GED RLA test, you'll probably be asked about theme. Theme is the larger meaning or central message of a story. To find out what that message is, you'll need to understand the details of the story. Most stories have one or more themes. Check out the videos for more information!
Read a bit more about theme here.
Read a bit more about theme here.
Read this short story. As you're reading, think about the theme, or big idea of the story. What is it? What details in the story support the theme?
Finished? Answer these questions and email me your response.
Finished? Answer these questions and email me your response.
1.) What does the narrator find so unusual about the portrait? Which sentence answers that question?
1.) What does the narrator find so unusual about the portrait? Which sentence answers that question?
2.) How are the narrator and his wife different? What conflict might happen because of these differences?
2.) How are the narrator and his wife different? What conflict might happen because of these differences?
3.) How does the wife die at the end of the story?
3.) How does the wife die at the end of the story?
4.) In your own words, what is the theme of the story? Why do you think that?
4.) In your own words, what is the theme of the story? Why do you think that?
Let's practice with another story. Read this one and, as you read, think about what the theme might be.
Let's practice with another story. Read this one and, as you read, think about what the theme might be.
Questions:
Questions:
1.) What is the girl's main conflict?
A. She is homeless
B. She dislikes selling matches
C. She is afraid to go home to her father
D. She can't sell her matches because they are wet.
2.) What happens to the girl at the end of the story?
A. She joins her grandmother in death.
B. Her grandmother finds her and gives her dinner.
C. Her father takes her home and warms her by the stove.
D. She burns the remaining matches and goes home.
3.) Which best describes the theme of this story?
A. Work can be rewarding.
B. Children should obey their parents.
C. New Year's Eve is a night to celebrate.
D. People should help those who are less fortunate.
Answers
Answers
1 = C
1 = C
2 = D
2 = D
3 = A
3 = A
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