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Objectives
1) Understand and Identify Universal Theme in Fiction
*Turn in your Close Reading packets*
Homework: Read LotF chapters 9-12 and complete worksheets by 4/22 Study Grammar
Warm Up
Using the theme diagram above, construct a theme statement from “The Story of an Hour”. Label your paper:1- Big Idea:2- What the author says about big idea:3- Theme Statement:
English IAtone Hamper Hew Bondage Impoverishe
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Credible Defray Diligent Incessant Intricate
Lucid Doleful Ghastly Posthumous
Prim
Sardonic Superfluous Supplant Taunt Tenacious
VCR Unit 9 Quiz 20 Min.
Please remove everything from your desk except for a pen/pencil.Write your name at the top of the paper.Eyes on your own paper and please, no talking.When finished, take out your LotF book and read.
How Can You Determine a Theme?
• You are never actually TOLD what the theme is in a story. You determine the theme from the characters and action in a story. In short, you must determine the theme on your own.
Theme - Example 1
• Beauty and the Beast - The theme could be described as “you must look beyond superficial surface beauty and look for what's inside the heart”
Theme - Example 2
• Aladdin - The theme could be described as love is not earned through money, but from the heart.
Universal Themes
• Universal themes add to the timelessness of a piece because they relate to us all--either in our experiences or in our dreams.
Universal Themes A-Z
• - abuse of power• - action vs apathy• - beating the odds• - beauty• - coming of age• - corruption• - courage• - effects of the past• - faith• - fall from grace• - family
Universal Themes A-Z (cont’d)
• - fate• - fear• - fear of failure• - freedom• - friendship• - greed• - hate• - heritage• - heroes• - honesty• - innocence• - justice• - love• - loyalty
Universal Themes A-Z (cont’d)
• - manipulation• - mothering• - nature• - need for change• - obligation• - parent-child relationships• - peace• - peer pressure• - perseverance• - Power of the mind vs. authority
• - prejudice• - price of progress• - pride• - quest for knowledge• - religion• - revenge• - secrecy• - security/safety• - seizing the moment• - survival• - the overlooked• - the road not taken• - war• - winners and losers
Example of Universal Theme
• What is the universal theme presented in How the Grinch Stole Christmas?
What other stories have the same universal theme of the individual overcoming one’s selfishness and greed?
• The main character Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol symbolizes a greedy wealthy man
Individual Practice -> Universal Theme Short Story
Take out a piece of paper and write your name at the top.
Pick out one of the universal themes from todays lesson.
Construct a short story that utilizes that theme.
The theme must permeate the plot, characters, and setting.
It must be at least a page. Don’t write the theme in the story.
Pair Practice
Swap your story with your partner.
Read the story and find the theme.
Use the theme diagram to construct a theme statement.