Literature

Theme

100

What is a theme?

Central idea, overall message of a story

200

Provide a theme of the movie "The Box"

Answers may vary

300

Provide a theme from the story, " The Lamb of the Slaughter"

Answer may vary. Left up to teacher's discretion

400

So far, from the Veldt, what's the theme of the story?

Answers may vary

500

In the Peter Pan clip we watched on 11/4, what was the overall message? (Theme)

Answers may vary

"Imagination is powerful" "If you can believe it, you can achieve it" etc

Thematic Subjects

100

What is a thematic subject?

an abstract idea or subject that a work of literature, film,often expressed as a single word or short phrase

200

True or False

These are examples of thematic subjects:

Love, faithfulness, revenge, Forgiveness

False, just kidding...

TRUE

300

Give me a thematic subject from the movie, "The Box"

Answers may vary

Love, greed, selfishness, consequences, etc

400

Random questions:

Who is responsible for the behavior of the children in the story, "The Veldt"

Your answer has be thought-out, clear, and concise

Their response is left up to the teacher's discretion. 

500

Two numbers have a product of 30 and a sum of 11. What are the two numbers?  

Answer:5 and 6

Foreshadowing

100

What is the definition of  Foreshadowing

When the author gives hints, clues on what will happen later in the story.

200

What is direct Foreshadowing

The author states something that will happen later, such as a prologue that reveals the tragic ending of a play

300

What is indirect FS?

The author provides subtle hints through dialogue, symbolism, or description. The reader may not understand the significance of these clues until a later point in the story.

400

How many types of Foreshadowing are there?

two

500

Provide some examples of foreshadowing in what we've read so far "the Veldt"

Screams etc

Motiffs

100

What is the definition of a Motiff?

A recurring image, object, phrase throughout the story

200

What motiff is used in the "Lamb of the Slaughter"?

The Lamb

300

What common motif is used throughout the story, "Button Button"

The Box

I'm opened for other motifs as there are others. It's left up to the teacher's discretion to give credit

400

What motif is commonly used in the scary movie, "It"? What does the motif represent.

This is a two part question

the balloon is the motif

it represents danger, Pennywise is near, innocence (they can say one of these)

500

What motif is used throughout the story, "The Veldt"

This is a tricky one. Listen to the question

The nursey

The Veldt

100

Who and what are the main characters in the story?

Several answers can be applied

The nursey, the parents, children

200

How is the house personified?

To be personified means to be represented or described as a person, or to be given human qualities, characteristics, or actions

The house serves as the caretaker, it's the parents of the house.

Answers may vary

300

what is the HappyLife home?

name of the technologically advanced house that caters to the needs of the family

400

From what we've read, how has the husband character begin to change?

At first, George was nonchalant about the nursery. He felt that his wife was overreacting and the nursery was fake. It was when he notice the nursery shook when the lions charged at the door. He began to question everything, question the mindset of the children, and the nursery

500

How can you characterize Lydia (the wife). There will be multiple answers

Caring, afraid, nurturing, confused, etc