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- 2. I will show you a theme. You will list as many books or movies you can
- 3. Ready? A main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work that may be stated
- 4. It’s not a moral A moral says “this is how it should be” A theme says
- 6. What is a theme? You’re still not sure are you? Let’s try this anyway….
- 7. I will show you a theme. Review the Rules You will have to defend your list,
- 8. If you want something bad enough, and work for it hard enough, you can accomplish your
- 9. Even when faced with tremendous evil, people can still be good.
- 10. When you lose something, go look for it.
- 11. Death is an inevitable part of life, but it can teach us a lot.
- 12. You may not know people as well as you think you do.
- 13. We all have to grow up sometime.
- 14. Just because your father goes to the dark side, doesn’t mean he is all bad.
- 15. While ALL of these themes can apply to many stories... They can, also, all be used
- 16. What do these themes have in common?
- 17. Are any of them just one word?
- 18. They all say something about life, about being human, about the world. Not just about one
- 19. I noticed something else...
- 20. You really need to know what something says, to know what it is saying.
- 21. You have to understand the story well to suggest a theme.
- 22. “Literary 3x3s”, and “Beautiful Questions and Answers” Let’s Practice...
- 23. THEME of (Title of Your Story)
- 24. Literary 3x3s Three, three-word sentences that go beyond plot and speak to the heart of the
- 25. Literary 3x3 Three, three-word “sentences” (usually from three places in the text) Strong words: consider connotation
- 26. What Disney film does each 3x3 describe? Curiosity seeks freedom Silence creates confusion Love breaks spells
- 27. Beauty and the Beast Arrogance transforms handsomeness Mistake creates captivity Inner beauty conquers
- 28. The Little Mermaid Curiosity seeks freedom Silence creates confusion Love breaks spells
- 29. The Lion King Innocence craves recognition Guilt prompts desertion Duty calls home
- 30. Title of Your Story Supporting Key Scenes 3x3s You may make a copy of this slide,
- 31. Beautiful Questions Examples
- 32. -- e.e. Cummings “Always the beautiful answer who asks a more beautiful question”
- 33. Is the comfort of the many worth the suffering of the few? In The Ones Who
- 34. If “Just Walk On By” is Brent Staples answer, what was the Beautiful Question? How do
- 35. If 1984 is George Orwell’s answer, what was the beautiful question? In 1984, George Orwell illustrates
- 36. In the short story, By the Waters of Babylon, Stephen Vincent Benét explores both what is
- 37. If (TITLE) was (AUTHOR’s) answer, what was the Beautiful Question? Author + text = ? Write
- 38. How to Write a Thesis In genre, title, author In the short story, The Box Man,
- 39. Beautiful Question Beautiful Answer (thesis) Title of Story, by Author’s Name
- 40. Title of Story, by Author’s Name Beautiful Answer (thesis): Beautiful Question:
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