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Writing about Theme in Fiction and Citing Evidence — Quiz

Question 3 • COA ELA Grade 8

Read the student paragraph about a theme presented in "Raymond's Run." One theme in this story is self-confidence. Squeaky exhibits self confidence when she runs into the other girls on the street. When Rosie says to Squeaky, "I don’t think you’re going to win this time," Squeaky replies, "I always win 'cause I’m the best." The fact that Squeaky does not get nervous and she stands up to a group of girls shows that she has self confidence. According to the PIE structure for writing about theme, in this paragraph, the student forgets to

Answer
A
include textual evidence.
B
make a connection of the evidence to the theme.
C
provide an explanation of the evidence.
D
include an interpretation of the theme.
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