What is the Theme?

September 23, 2014

E.Q: What is the theme of your story?

Obj: I can identify the theme.

Starter:

Create a plot diagram.

 

Identify the exposition, conflict, and parts of the rising action.

Explain your reasoning for each in 1-2 sentences.

Activity:

1.  Partner Read

Monster

59-64, 89-98

Black Boy

 82-83, 90-92, 100-101, 105-108

Native Son

84-87, 89-93, 104-106, 113-115

 2.  Looking at Theme

It is time to start thinking about what the theme of the story is. 

(Theme- main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work that may be stated directly or indirectly.)

 You will work individually on this to create your own meaning.

Step One: Reflect on the chunks you read earlier.  Write down the first three items that come to mind.

Step Two: Analyze the items you wrote down.  In a sentence or two, describe what these items have in common.  What relationship do they have with each other?

Step Three: Looking at the relationship amongst items listed, what is a possible theme?

Write a sentence explaining the theme.

Step Four: Locate one quote from the text that supports your theme.

Step Five: Write a TPEQEA paragraph expanding on what the theme is.

Use the quote from above and elaborate on it.

Step Six:  Illustrate what this looks like.

If you finish early, work on reading.

Closure:

What step above helped you the most? 

The least?

Why?