

#4 How does the husband and wife's fight affect the rest of the village?
The speaker in the poem A Poison Tree and the husband & wife in The Roof of Leaves express similar life lessons. What is the theme these two passages share?
Even though both passages share a similar theme, explain how each text handles this theme differently.
Be sure to cite text evidence to support your key points. Please refer to the text by title when including your evidence.
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Use MA'AM to construct your answer= 4 pts
1 pt for turning the question into a statement & adding the "theme" to the answer
1 pt for citing evidence & explaining your claim for The Roof of Leaves
1 pt for citing evidence & explaining your claim for A Poison Tree
1 pt for showing how each passage handles the theme differently
These questions do NOT follow the order of the story.
#1 Part A: Which statement best expresses the theme of the story
#2 Part B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to part A above?
#3 How does paragraph 5 contribute to the development of ideas in the story?