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Theme

Lesson goal:

You can come up with the theme of a story

Theme Topic vs Theme Statement

A theme topic is a broad idea repeated throughout the text that is usually 1-2 words.

Examples: Adventure, Love, Human Nature, Justice, Loyalty, Death etc.

Theme Topic vs Theme Statement

A theme statement is a sentence stating the lesson/message the author tries to teach the reader.

Example: Love can cause you pain.

Theme

A theme statement can be subjective; your take on a story may be different from someone else's take.

Theme Topic vs Theme Statement

Now let's practice coming up with main idea, moral, topic and theme

We will watch a short film by Pixar.

Write down in your word document / notebook what you think is:

1. the main idea (a very brief summary of the story)
   
2. the moral (the lesson that can be taken from the story)
   
3. the theme topic (an important subject - 1 word - that is presented)
   
4. the theme statement (the deeper universal meaning of the story)
   

Write down:

1. the main idea 
   
2. the moral 
   
3. the theme topic 
   
4. the theme statement 
   

Discuss your answers with your neighbour for 5 minutes.

Conclusion

You now know how to come up with the theme of a story.