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A&E
ANNOTATING FOR EVIDENCE OF

THEME

*On the lines below please identify one theme in which to complete a theme reflection
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SUBJECT (one word that states the main idea) __________________
THEME (the authors message about the subject) ______________________________________________________________

Questions for consideration

What real life issues are reflected in the text?

What does the author say about those issues?
Why did the author write this work?
What point is the author trying to make through writing this novel/poem/etc.?
What does the work tell us about how people behave?
What does the work tell us about how the society affects the individual?

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1. What does the author mean

QUOTES

CITATIONS

Please identify and copy down two

quotes from your independent novel
that you believe showcase a strong
example of the theme you identified
above.

In between the
parenthesis below
please identify and
write down the page
number(s) where this
quote can be located
in your book.

by this quote?
The author means/suggests
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2. What words, phrases, and/or
imagery lead us to this
meaning?
SIGNIFICANCE
Words
andchosen
phrases
like by
Please analyze the significance
of your
quotes
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and
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responding to each of the three questions using the stem
demonstrate
sentences starters as your guide.
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3. How does this quote relate to
the task you are trying to
answer from the prompt?
What does it
demonstrate/suggest?
This quote proves theme by
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