English 7 Theme Lesson

Which of the following is an example of a theme?

• Carry your laptops with two hands at all times

• Cereal is the healthiest food that you can eat

• Life is short; make the most of it

• How much wood could a wood chuck chuck?

How do you support a theme statement?

• Through text evidence

• Summarizing

• You can't

Choose the best theme statement for Finding Nemo

• Self-discovery

• Finding Nemo introduces ideas about life

• Finding Nemo presents the idea that fear is sometimes more dangerous than danger itself

• Finding Nemo is a great movie

Unlike a topic in literature, a theme...

• Can be expressed in one word

• Always shows the setting

• CANNOT be just one word

• Is always stated directly in the text

To identify a theme, a reader can ask...

(There are 2 right answers!)

• How did the character grow or change throughout the story?

• What is the setting?

• What observation or life lesson could someone take away from the story/book?

What is a theme in the Barbie movie?

• Friendship

• “The movie follows ’Stereotypical Barbie’, played by Margot Robbie, as she goes on a journey of self-discovery and redefines her views of the world around her.”

• Love

• Accepting everything about yourself, flaws and all

What is a theme in The Little Mermaid?

• Putting others needs before your own

• Love

• Bravery

• Ariel goes on a quest to explore the world above the sea and find true love

After reading The Outsiders, what would you say a theme in the book is?

Select the correct definition for the term theme.

• It describes the location and time frame in which the action of a narrative takes place.

• It describes the central idea or message that the author wants the reader to understand.

• It is a challenge the main character must face in order to progress through the plot of a story.

• It tells what the story is mostly about.

Choose a quote from Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse that supports this theme claim:

"A reminder that we are not on our own. We need each other because we are stronger together."

• “EVERYONE KNOWS THAT THE BEST WAY TO LEARN IS UNDER INTENSE, LIFE-THREATENING PRESSURE!” – PETER B. PARKER

• “AND WHEN I FEEL ALONE, LIKE NO ONE UNDERSTANDS WHAT I’M GOING THROUGH, I REMEMBER MY FRIENDS WHO GET IT.” – MILES MORALES

• " EVERY CHOICE THAT WE MAKE WOULD CREATE COUNTLESS OTHER POSSIBILITIES."

  • - DOCTOR OCTAVIUS

• "IT'S A LEAP OF FAITH."

  • - PETER B. PARKER