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Theme

Theme. What lesson does the author want us to learn and what evidence supports our thinking?. Vocabulary. Theme The underlying message or lesson that the author is trying to convey to the reader. These often include universal values dealing with life, society or human nature.

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  1. Theme What lesson does the author want us to learn and what evidence supports our thinking?

  2. Vocabulary Theme • The underlying message or lesson that the author is trying to convey to the reader. • These often include universal values dealing with life, society or human nature. • The Theme is rarely stated in the text –instead, you must usually consider the plot, characters, and setting to infer the theme.

  3. For Example: Charlotte’s Web Topic : Theme(s): Self-Sacrifice True Friendship Perseverance A talking spider helps a pig.

  4. The Ugly Duckling Topic: Theme(s): Patience Self-Confidence Individuality • The ugly duckling grows up to be a beautiful swan.

  5. The Wizard of Oz Topic: Theme(s): Friendship Appreciate What You Already have Things You Seek Are Already Inside You • A girl goes on an adventure in a magical land.

  6. What is the Theme in Literature? • The theme can also be described in terms of a moral, or message, or lesson that the reader can gain from the piece of literature. What is Theme in Literature? • The Tortoise and the Hare is a lesson in perseverance. • The Gingerbread Man is a lesson in arrogance and the folly of pride.

  7. Now You Try It Which of the following is the THEME of The Midas Touch? A. A king gains magic powers. B. Magic can cause problems. • Greed never leads to happiness.

  8. Which of the following is the THEME of City Mouse Country Mouse? • A country mouse visits his cousin in the city. • A mouse discovers he does not like the city. • Be grateful for what you already have.

  9. Which of the following is the THEME of Horton Hears a Who? A. An elephant struggles to save a community. B. Elephants have very good hearing. C. True friendship knows no boundaries.

  10. Alice in Wonderland Topic: Themes:

  11. “Growth into Adulthood” • Alice's adventures parallel the journey from childhood to adulthood. • She comes into numerous new situations in which adaptability is absolutely necessary for success. • She shows marked progress throughout the course of the book; in the beginning, she can barely maintain enough composure to keep herself from crying. • By the end of the novel, she is self-possessed and able to hold her own against the most baffling Wonderland logic.

  12. “Games: Learning the Rules” • Every new encounter is something of a game for Alice; there are rules to learn, and consequences for learning or not learning those rules. • Games are a constant part of life in Wonderland, from the Caucus race to the strange croquet match to the fact that the royal court is a living deck of cards. • And every new social encounter is like a game, in that there are bizarre, apparently arbitrary rules that Alice has to master. • Learning the rules is a metaphor for the adaptations to new social situations that every child makes as she grows older. • Mastering each challenge, Alice grows wiser and more adaptable as time goes on.

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