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"Games at Twilight" Evaluative Question becomes Theme Paragraph

Please create an evaluative question based upon "Games at Twilight." Then, rewrite that question into a theme statement. Next, find one passage from the story to support your idea. Introduce the quote by discussing the literal level of the quote--summarize the situation of the quote to help us see your reading comprehension. Include the person who said it and what the subject of the quote is.  After explaining the quote, try to analyze the quote--think about how the author writes it. You can talk about the figurative language, the word choice, the tone of the language, or even the rhetorical elements like pathos, ethos, or logos. Try to make a connection between the way the quote is written and the message the quote has. Lastly, discuss what this passage helps us understand and learn as readers regarding your theme. For today's class example, see here