What lesson can be learned?

What is Theme? Webster says that “theme” is…. a subject of discourse, discussion, meditation, or composition; topic What google says “theme” is The poem's central theme is contained in the subject matter of the poem. In other words, it is the abstract idea of what the poem is saying about life. A poem may contain many lessons in it at one time What Miss Thomas says “theme” is A broad but recurring idea that can be learned from a story and then applied to people or life in general that can be inferred.

The theme of a poem is not it’s subject, but rather it’s central idea which can be stated directly or indirectly. So, for example, in the Edgar Allan Poe poem “The Raven,” the subject is the raven, who continually repeats a single word in response to the speaker’s questions. The theme of the poem, however, is the irreversibility of death -- the speaker asks the raven, in a variety of ways, whether or not he will see his dead beloved again, to which the raven always replies “nevermore.” Common Misconception Theme vs Subject

Common Themes Acceptance Courage Perseverance Cooperation Compassion Honestly Kindness Loyalty

Example: What sub themes can you pull from this list? Perseverance Don’t give up on your friends. One bad day doesn’t mean you have a bad life. Never give up during difficult times. Sometimes you need to struggle to succeed Do you see how many of these are life lessons? Have you ever seen any of these themes in movies?

As a group let's pick two themes we haven’t discussed. On the left side of your notebook choose one of these themes, and list possible sub themes that could go with it in your group! (Reference what we just did with perseverance). REMEMBER: THEME IS NOT CLICHES OR THE SUBJECT! Guided Practice Acceptance Courage Perseverance Cooperation Compassion Honesty Kindness Loyalty

Movies Commercials Books Poems Short Stories ETC... On the left side of your notebook please write the following as we follow along with the commercial 1.What is the main idea? 2.What is the theme (one word)? 3.What is the sub theme (remember this is broad and can be applied to your life)? Where can we find theme? Acceptance Courage Perseverance Cooperation Compassion Honesty Kindness Loyalty

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Now it is your turn… We began analyzing “Oranges” by Gary Soto, and all determined a theme. But…. now we understand theme on a deeper level, so we must revisit. Please 1.Take out the poem 2.Take out your poem analysis Sheet 3.Rethink your theme… please assign a broad theme and a sub theme. 4.You will pull 3 pieces of text evidence from the poem to show how the author portrayed the theme that you choose. (remember there can be more than one theme in a poem) 5.You will then fill in the Theme analysis sheet found on your google drive. Poetry