Theme & Summary — Drills · Grade 6 English
Chapter: Reading LiteratureWhat these drills covers
By the end of Theme & Summary you should be able to:
- I can tell the difference between a story's topic and its theme.
- I can determine a theme or central idea and show how particular details develop it.
- I can write an objective summary that reports what happens without adding my own opinion.
4 questions, written answer, each with a worked explanation.
Vocabulary used: theme, central idea, topic, objective summary, textual evidence.
Problem 1
Answer and explanation
Theme: Sharing your work, even when you doubt it, can help you grow more than keeping it hidden. Objective summary: A girl who hides her drawings out of fear is encouraged by her teacher to share them, and over time she grows more confident and her art improves.
Theme: Sharing your work, even when you doubt it, can help you grow more than keeping it hidden. Objective summary: A girl who hides her drawings out of fear is encouraged by her teacher to share them, and over time she grows more confident and her art improves.
Response criteria
- Answer the actual question with accurate details.
- Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
- State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.
Problem 2
Answer and explanation
Measuring success more broadly can reveal overlooked needs. Tavi changes his record after learning of a use his borrowing count missed. The summary reports the change without claiming every possible use is now included.
Measuring success more broadly can reveal overlooked needs. Tavi changes his record after learning of a use his borrowing count missed. The summary reports the change without claiming every possible use is now included.
Response criteria
- Answer the actual question with accurate details.
- Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
- State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.
Problem 3
Answer and explanation
Books is a topic, not a developed idea. A supported theme could concern noticing needs that a simple count misses. An objective summary reports the changed record and arrangement without the evaluative word brilliant.
Books is a topic, not a developed idea. A supported theme could concern noticing needs that a simple count misses. An objective summary reports the changed record and arrangement without the evaluative word brilliant.
Response criteria
- Answer the actual question with accurate details.
- Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
- State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.
Problem 4
Answer and explanation
In the first case, Theme: Sharing your work, even when you doubt it, can help you grow more than keeping it hidden. Objective summary: A girl who hides her drawings out of fear is encouraged by her teacher to share them, and over time she grows more confident and her art improves. In the changed case, Measuring success more broadly can reveal overlooked needs. Tavi changes his record after learning of a use his borrowing count missed. The summary reports the change without claiming every possible use is now included. The method of defining the relationship and testing relevant evidence transfers; the particular source detail and scope must be checked anew.
In the first case, Theme: Sharing your work, even when you doubt it, can help you grow more than keeping it hidden. Objective summary: A girl who hides her drawings out of fear is encouraged by her teacher to share them, and over time she grows more confident and her art improves. In the changed case, Measuring success more broadly can reveal overlooked needs. Tavi changes his record after learning of a use his borrowing count missed. The summary reports the change without claiming every possible use is now included. The method of defining the relationship and testing relevant evidence transfers; the particular source detail and scope must be checked anew.
Response criteria
- Answer the actual question with accurate details.
- Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
- State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.