Theme Constructed Response Example Deconstruct the prompt → Identify key words to make sure you include all the required elements.
What is a theme from Ray Bradbury’s short story "All Summer in a Day?" Use at least two pieces of evidence from the text to support your response.
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Top Cookie - Lead into the quote (restate the question).
The theme of the short story "All Summer in a Day" is
Filling - Quote/Evidence
Bottom Cookie - Wrap it up. Explain why that quote is important to your topic

What structural choice can a translator make to set a desperate or frantic tone? o a. character dialogue o b. setting changes o c. sentence length o d. plot order submit

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