Writing about Theme in Fiction and Citing Evidence — Quiz
Question 6 • COA ELA Grade 8
Read the student paragraph about a theme presented in “Raymond's Run.” One theme in this story is “Treat others the way you would like for them to treat you.” Squeaky feels that adults should give kids the same respect that they expect from them. When Mr. Pearson calls Squeaky by her nickname, she thinks, “. . . he’s got no right to call me Squeaky, if I can’t call him Beanstalk.” According to the PIE structure for writing about theme, what is missing from this paragraph that should be present?
Answer
A
text evidence
B
a theme
C
a summary of the story
D
an explanation of evidence
Explanation
The paragraph states a theme and includes text evidence: Squeaky’s thought about Mr. Pearson calling her “Squeaky.” In PIE, the writer also needs to explain how the evidence supports the theme. The paragraph does not make that connection explicit, so it is missing an explanation of the evidence.
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