Finding Theme in Literature
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Objective
I can determine a theme of a literary text.
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Warm-up video
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Key concepts
3 concepts
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A theme is an important idea that is woven throughout a story; it is not the plot or the summary, but something a little deeper.
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Themes are universal, meaning anyone can relate to them, and they can often be discovered by asking big questions about what the characters learned and how they changed.
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In the story of Anansi, a theme could be that anyone can have a good idea or that wisdom is inside all of us.
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Practice
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What is the difference between a theme and a summary?
Which of the following is the best statement of a theme?
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Exit ticket
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“What is one possible theme of the Anansi the Spider story described in the video? Explain your answer using evidence from the story.”
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