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WAMS 7th Grade ELA Theme Presentation
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Theme 7th Grade ELA

Published on Feb 04, 2016

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WAMS 7th Grade ELA Theme Presentation
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What is theme?

  • Life lesson,
  • meaning,
  • moral, or
  • message about life or human nature that is communicated by a literary work
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Theme is what the story teaches readers

(or in other words...)
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Theme is NOT a word,
it is a sentence.
(i.e. "Love" is NOT a theme.)

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Examples of theme

  • Money can't buy love.
  • Love is blind.
  • Good triumphs over evil.
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So how do I identify the theme?

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Identifying themes

  • Themes are NOT explicit (in other words... A character will never say "The theme of the story is....")
  • Themes are IMPLIED.
  • Themes are bigger than the story.
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Theme applies to the "real world." Think "big picture." Think "real world advice."

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