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Theme Revisited

Theme Revisited. What is Theme?. Do you remember? How would you explain what theme is?. Difference?. How is THEME different from the THEMATIC ISSUES? Family Love Coming of Age War. Revisit the Literary Elements We’ve Covered so Far. Setting Characters Static Dynamic Foil pairs

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Theme Revisited

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  1. Theme Revisited

  2. What is Theme? • Do you remember? • How would you explain what theme is?

  3. Difference? • How is THEME different from the THEMATIC ISSUES? • Family • Love • Coming of Age • War

  4. Revisit the Literary Elements We’ve Covered so Far • Setting • Characters • Static • Dynamic • Foil pairs 3) Christian Imagery • Allusions • Foreshadowing

  5. Steps You Should Take • Identify that a literary element is happening! • Tracking elements in a journal is a good idea. • Think about how that element is treated IN the text. • This is why we encourage you to read actively! • Think about how you might be being pushed (by the author) to react to that and to learn from it.

  6. For example…Setting What should we learn when characters overcome a very difficult setting? • Children overcoming the setting of Lord of the Flies What should we learn when a character challenges the “rules” of a setting? • Cates challenging the “rules” of Inherit the Wind

  7. For example…Characters If a “good” character does “good” things, what should WE learn from that? • Ralph from Lord of the Flies • Cates from Inherit the Wind If a character changes(dynamic character)and learns about how to do things better, what should WE learn from that? • Rachel from Inherit the Wind

  8. For example…Imagery What does it teach us if a “Christ-like” character dies (and does NOT return? • Simon in Lord of the Flies • Brady in Inherit the Wind • Joe in Johnny Got His Gun What does it teach us if a “Devil-like” character is defeated? • War in Johnny Got His Gun

  9. In General… • If we see something “positive,” the text is probably trying to teach us that WE should do something similar. • If we see something “negative,” the text is probably trying to teach us that WE should do the opposite. • CHALLENGE • What is “positive”? What is “negative”?

  10. Next Practice Steps • We must identify what is happening in the text. • We must THINK about those observations • We must CONSIDER what we are to learn THROUGH those observations!

  11. Let’s Practice!

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