A middle school teacher wants to help students move beyond summarizing plot to analyzing literary theme. Which of the following instructional strategies would be most effective for this purpose?
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A
Teaching students to create a timeline of the main events in the story.
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B
Asking students to identify universal topics (e.g., courage, friendship) and then formulate a statement about what the author is saying about that topic.
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C
Having students rewrite the ending of the story from a different character's perspective.
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D
Assigning students to research the author's biography to find connections to the story's plot.