PRESENTATION OUTLINE
A Thematic Statment is a sentence or two that expresses the theme or moral of the story, but cannot be a command.
FINDING A THEMATIC STATEMENT
- Pick a theme that is common throughout the Story
- Think where these themes were in the story and then give examples
- What ideas can you make from these examples and relate them to a theme.
Thematic Statment for "Gift of the Magi"
Love is the best gift anyone could receive.
Thematic Statement for "The Necklace"
True Happiness comes from being content with your life
Thematic Statement for "The Open Window"
Don't believe what you hear but what you see.
Thematic Statement for "The Most Dangerous Game"
You don't fully understand someone until you have walked in their shoes and see how there life is like.
In a field one summer's day a Grasshopper was hopping about, chirping and singing to its heart
content. An Ant passed by, bearing along with great toil an ear of corn he was taking to the nest. "Why not come and chat with me," said the Grasshopper, "instead of toiling and moiling in that way?" "I am helping to lay up food for the winter," said the Ant, "and recommend you to do the same."
"Why bother about winter?" said the Grasshopper; we have got plenty of food at present." But the Ant went on its way and continued its toil. When the winter came the Grasshopper had no food and found itself dying of hunger, while it saw the ants distributing every day corn and grain from the stores they had collected in the summer. Then the Grasshopper knew.
Find the Thematic Statement for this Story
Grant Grand was a superstar high school athlete from a small town where football was revered. The people of this town placed such a high value on victories that a top performer like Grant was given privileges and exceptions that all others were denied. Grant did not have to struggle his way through rigorous courses in high school. Instead he attended special study sessions with members of the athletic department where the participants studied little other than football.
To the surprise of few, Grant was given a full ride to a reputable university based on his athletic prowess, but Grant was not prepared for this new experience. He expected the university to make numerous special exceptions for him as his high school had, and while he did receive quite a few of these exceptions, it was not enough to compensate for how woefully underprepared he was. Despite numerous good faith interventions by the university, Grant failed to get it together, lost his scholarship, and dropped out after his freshman year.
Answer- If you do not prepared for the real world you will in life or You can hurt people if you help them to much
