Assignment Details

Classwork for Thursday, December 4, 2018

2017-2018

Sophomore English 3 & 4 Tue/Thur Period 4

Date Due

Jan. 4, 2018

Additional Info
A. Read the passages and answer the question pages 432-435.
B. Analyze the theme of a story:
i) Watch the PowerPoint "Finding the Theme in a Story". The link to this PowerPoint can be found under RESOURCES.
ii) Write an essay in which you analyze the development of the theme of a story in this unit.
  • Provide a short summary of the story in which you briefly identify the main characters and describe key events in the story's plot.
  • State the theme of the story, and explain whether the theme is directly stated in the story or is implied.
  • Describe how the theme is first presented in the story, citing specific details to support you ideas.
  • Explain how the theme is shaped and refined over the course of the story.
  • Use conventions of standard English as you write. Avoid mixing verb tenses unnecessarily.