80 points The reading is called “The Night Face Up.” Performance Task: Writing Activity: Analysis: A Central message or idea that an author wants to communicate
throughout the story is a theme. The theme is usually something universal about human nature or the human
experience. Usually the theme of a story is not explicitly stated; it is the reader's job to infer the theme
throughout an analysis of characters, plot, setting, tone, and imagery. Think about "The Night Face Up." Write a
one page analysis of the story in which you consider the following points:
The theme of the story
How the characters, plot, imagery, tone, and setting help convey the theme
Support your discussion of the story's theme with the evidence from the text, and write using the conventions
of standard English.