theme chapter 4. objective: we will be able to define theme and genre objectives for later in the...
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THEME
Chapter 4
OBJECTIVE: WE WILL BE ABLE TO DEFINE THEME AND GENRE
Objectives for later in the unit…• We will be able to determine the theme of a
story• We will be able to compare works of different
genres that have a universal theme• We will be able to cite evidence in the text that
contributes to the development of a theme• We will be able to explain how the selection of
genre shapes theme
APK=ACTIVATING PRIOR KNOWLEDGE
Q=What do you already know
about THEME and/or the GENRE?
A=Genre is a category
CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT-GENRES
Fiction(fake)
Science Fiction
MangaOuter Space underwater
FutureTime travel
Fantasy Mystery Western RomanceActionThriller
Realistic FictionSpy NovelSurvival
Horror
How would you categorize ___________?How do you know?
CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT-GENRES
Non-Fiction(true)
Newspaper
Autobiography
Autobiographical
Narrative
Biography
Biographical
Narrative
How-To
Informational text
Textbooks
“Taste, the Final Frontier” would be categorized as ____________.How do you know?
CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT-THEME
Themes are the fundamental ( )
and often universal ( ) ideas
explored in a literary work.
Theme is THE MEssage the text is trying
to send the reader about a specific idea or
topic
CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT-THEME
WHAT IT IS WHAT IT ISN’T
What all the elements of a good story add up toAn insight about life or human natureIs unseen and unstatedA revelation about the author’s personal attitude toward the world or how people should behave
Not a summaryNot the moral (lesson)Not the topic or subjectNot a one-word answer or phrase
CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
Checking for understanding• What is GENRE?• What are the two major GENRES
of writing?• Can you name a sub-genre?
• What is a THEME?• What is THEME NOT?
IMPORTANCE
Why are Genre and Theme important? Every book, movie, song belongs to a
particular genre… Most stories (including movies) have a
THEME that the writer/director/producer is trying to convey to the audience…
SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND GUIDED PRACTICE
Steps to figuring out THEME
1. Determine some general TOPICS the story is
about
2. Figure out what the story’s MESSAGE about
those topics is
3. Write the message the story/author is sending to
the reader in a complete sentence
SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND GUIDED PRACTICE
Practice with “Everyday Use”
1. Determine some general TOPICS the story
was about• Family, Heritage, Heirlooms
2. Figure out what the story’s MESSAGE was
about those topics• Pair share…what was the author’s message about
Family, Heritage, Heirlooms?
SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND GUIDED PRACTICE
3. Write the message the story/author is sending
to the reader in a complete sentence• Family is more important than social status
and material possessions.• To really understand one’s heritage, one must
understand and appreciate his/her ancestors.• Often times an heirloom’s sentimental value is
more important than its monetary value.
CLOSURE
What are the steps to figuring out
theme?
INDEPENDENT PRACTICE
Time to APPLY
Independently or with a partner, determine a possible
theme for one of the other stories we have read in
class…• “The Love Letter”; “Contents of the Dead Man’s
Pocket”; “Typhoid Fever”; “Cold Equations”• Follow the steps to determine a possible THEME
THEME
Cold Equations• Share out topics:
• Consider how the main character changes• Consider the conflict of the story, and how it is
resolved
• Which of the topics does the story have the MOST to say about?
THEME
Make a specific statement from the story that
reveals what the story has to say about the topic.
Now make the statement general so it can apply to
a broad range of stories.