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The Giver Themes

The Giver Themes

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English

7th - 8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Joseph Anderson

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7 Slides • 4 Questions

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Theme in The Giver

by Maureen Douglas

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​Objectives

​To define theme

​To explore universal themes in life

​To articulate theme in The Giver

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​Good News!

​What's your good news?

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Multiple Choice

What is theme? 

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A work of literature that is a combination of science and made up stories 

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Something tangible that represents something else

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A universal message that we can learn from a novel, situation, etc. 

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An statement that is exaggerated

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​Theme

​Theme is the universal message that people can learn from literature, movies, life, etc.

​What does the term universal mean?

​Think of what is found in the

UNIVERSE

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Open Ended

What are some themes in life that you choose to live by?

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​The Rules for Theme

  • ​Themes must be universal!

  • ​Themes must be a sentence

  • ​Themes are never character specific

  • ​Avoid cliches

  • ​Avoid words like "always" or "never"

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​Steps to Find Theme

  • ​1. Think of words that encapsulate the book.

  • 2. Ask yourself "What about that word can we learn from our book?"

  • ​3. Articulate your theme in one-two sentences!

  • ​Theme: One sentence that shows ups what we can learn from text!!

  • ​Topic: One word that is relevent to text

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Open Ended

Write 3 topics (1 word each) that are discussed in The Giver.

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​Our Topic(s)...

​What about that topic did we learn in The Giver?

​Let's brainstorm!

​Remember your rules! (No absolutes, universal, not character specific, whole sentence!)

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Open Ended

Please write one theme that you gathered from The Giver below.

Theme in The Giver

by Maureen Douglas

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