Writing lesson two -theme
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The document provides prompts for students about why they are taking a writing lesson and what they hope to gain. It asks them to analyze their past week and determine whether terms relate to summary or analysis. It discusses the meaning of theme and having students identify themes in stories. It instructs students to read a story and identify its themes and message as a group activity.
Writing lesson two -theme
- 1. Monday, March 11, 2013
- 2. If you were not here last week, answer this prompt: Why are you here (at the writing lesson)? What do you hope to gain by being here? What types of things do you want/need to study? What are your area(s) of weakness, when it comes to writing, especially writing about reading? Are you dedicated to becoming better at writing? Explain. If you were here last week, answer this prompt: Analyze your past week. Keep in mind what we discussed last week regarding summary v. analysis.
- 3. Decide whether the following terms would fall under “Summary” or “Analysis.” SUMMARY RETELLING EXAMINATION FACTS EXPLORATION COMPARISON (MERE) DESCRIPTION INFERENCE EVALUATION LISTING DEFINITION JUDGMENT PREDICTION IDENTIFICATION HYPOTHESIS GENERALIZATION RECITATION APPLICATION OBSERVATION
- 4. What have you learned about what this word means?
- 5. The meaning/lesson/moral/message of a story. You can find the theme of a story by thinking about what the author wants you to learn/take away from the story. Sometimes you will be asked to sum up the theme (lesson) with a sentence: “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” “Compassion is better than greed.” “It’s better to love than not love.” Sometimes you will be asked for a single word that sums up the theme of a story: life, death, love, greed, anger, fear, hope, acceptance, courage, equality, etc. This is sometimes called a “universal theme.”
- 6. Someone remind us of what happens in this story. What is the message/lesson of this story (theme)? What are some universal themes you find in this story? Examples: danger, trust
- 7. As I read, be thinking about what the themes of this story might be—the message and the universal themes. Also be ready to summarize the story.
- 8. 1. Nominate a scribe (writer), an orator (speaker), and a timekeeper. 2. As a group, decide what you think the theme (message) of the story is. The scribe should write this on your paper. The orator should be ready to share. 3. Time permitting, come up with at least 3 universal themes found in this story.