Humans of New York - les 3

Humans of New York - Lesson 3
Reading - Topics and Themes
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Humans of New York - Lesson 3
Reading - Topics and Themes

Slide 1 - Slide

Do you remember what the texts and photos from Humans of New York were about?

Slide 2 - Open question

What is the difference between a theme and a topic?
Think - Pare - Share

Slide 3 - Open question

Topic - what the story is about
Summary - the events of the story
Theme - an idea/lesson that the author wants 
us to learn from the story

Slide 4 - Slide

A theme is not a topic!

Themes are always a complete sentence.

Themes do not contain character names.

A theme is true for everyone, rich and poor, young or old.


Slide 5 - Slide

How do you find a theme in a story?

Slide 6 - Slide

Read the text





“I’m saving up money to go to Brazil so I can find my birth mother.” (Jerusalem)

Slide 7 - Slide

Create a list of topics

Slide 8 - Mind map

Pick a topic
Write a sentence about what the author believes about the topic:

The author believes it is important to learn about your family roots. 

Slide 9 - Slide

Cross out 'The author believes'


The author believes
it is important to learn about your family roots.

Slide 10 - Slide

Make a sentence
It is important to learn about your family roots. 

Slide 11 - Slide

Make a better sentence.
In order to develop your identity, you have to learn about your family roots. 


And this is your theme!

Slide 12 - Slide

Your turn: Find a theme in your text
In pairs:
- Choose a topic from your text
- Write a sentence that starts with 'The author believes that'
- Cross 'The author believes that' out
- Make it a good sentence (grammar and clarity)

Slide 13 - Slide

Stand up if you're done. Walk to a table with another text and theme. 
With your partner, read the theme of other text and write down evidence for the theme below. Do this with three texts. 

For example:
The girl in the image is willing to work hard so that she can travel to Brazil and learn more about her birth mother. 

Slide 14 - Slide

Hang the photos, texts and themes on the wall.

Slide 15 - Slide

Which themes are recurrent in different texts?

Slide 16 - Open question

Which themes do you find important?

Slide 17 - Open question

Next class:
You are going to learn about how to photograph and interview somebody so you can create your own 'Humans of New York'

Slide 18 - Slide