The Things You Can Read: Teaching Theme

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Monday, February 27, 2017

What is Theme?

What is Theme?

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Monday, December 7, 2015

MORE on THEME: HOW TO FIND IT!

As we continue to exam the keys to understanding literature THEME still is an issue. I like this quick little refresher to remind folks about the WHYS and the WHATS of THEME. Take a peek and let us know what you think! Comments are welcomed!

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

I am an educator with over 25 years of teaching experience; I currently teach English in the public school system of Virginia. In my spare time I am an avid reader. writer, reviewer, blogger, writing/art journaler, beekeeper, grad student, and MOTHER. - See more: Here

Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Theme: How Do You Find It?

Theme continues to be an area we are working on in all my classes this year. I realized that a great many adults don't really understand theme either. Theme and Subject often get confused. I tell my students the THEME is the life lesson that you can apply to your life and its universal! Here is a great video from MISTER SATO on Theme. Mister Sato does a great job of hitting the key points of how to go about finding THEME. Enjoy!

Identifying the theme of a story can be challenging. It requires the reader to identify a main idea in the story. Then extend the idea to the real world. Fortunately, as with all reading skills, practice makes perfect.-www.ereadingworksheets.com

Resource for Theme Practice: Click Here

How do you teach theme? I'd love your take let us know here at The Things You Can Read in the comment section!

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Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Theme: How Do You Teach Theme?

How Do YOU Teach Theme?

There are lots of way to teach theme, but one of the ways I like to introduce theme is through film. Not long feature films, but shorts. Here is a short film entitled SUCCESS. It can be used to start a conversation about theme. After watching the film, I ask the question how would you describe the theme of the film?