As we continue to work on our Exhilarating Reading Adventure Project, our class is focusing on diving deeper into various literary elements that appear in novels. Last week we discussed characterization (direct & indirect), mood, and theme.

Today we are going to continue to explore theme identification. We will complete the first example together as a class. Then students will have time to complete the last two examples independently.

Click here to access the assignment: Identifying the Theme Practice

When trying to identify the theme of a story or novel, think about the following:

• What life lesson/idea is the author trying to teach the reader?
• How can this lesson/idea from the “small world of the story” be applied to the “real world”?
  • • • • Think about the big picture
• The theme is not going to be stated directly
  • • • • You will need to make an inference (read between the lines)