Harry Potter - lesson 2

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 4,5

What is a theme?
(in literature)

Name or describe a theme from a book that you read previously.

Today

Themes

Theme

All literary works have themes, or central messages, that authors are trying to convey. Sometimes theme is described as the main idea of a work...but more accurately, themes are any ideas that appear repeatedly throughout a text.
That means that most works have multiple themes!

When looking for a theme, ask yourself what an author is trying to teach us or show us through their writing.

Mention possible
themes in Harry Potter (book 1)

Discuss

Discuss your findings/input from the mind map

• Which themes do you agree on?  Disagree?
• If you had to choose: which two themes are the most important?
• Write down some keywords and be ready to participate!
  

Imagine you could change/add a theme to Harry Potter. What would it be and how would it impact the story?

00:00

Have you read Harry Potter
in another language?

05:53

Do translations of the book impact the theme? Why (not)?

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