Day 50 – Universal Theme INSTRUCTOR: KYLE BRITT. Objectives 1) Understand and Identify Universal Theme in Fiction Turn in your Close Reading packets

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Day 50 – Universal Theme INSTRUCTOR: KYLE BRITT

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

Agenda Warm Up Vocabulary Practice Universal Theme Universal Theme Short Story Closure

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 I AtoneHamperHewBondage Impoverished CredibleDefrayDiligentIncessantIntricate LucidDolefulGhastlyPosthumousPrim SardonicSuperfluousSupplantTauntTenacious

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.

Closure Using our model, come up with a theme statement that is present in LotF. Write this theme statement down. Keep updating this statement as you read. Theme Statement = Big Idea + What the author says about this idea.