2.1 Identifying Theme
Completion requirements
Identifying Themes of Texts
As the course progresses, your knowledge and skills are also continuing to develop. So far, you have studied character and plot within short texts. Now, it
is time to learn more about themes in texts. In your Unit 1 Section 2 Short Notes, you were given some information about theme, and for your diary entry you connected to the theme or general idea that having inner courage is important. In your next
assignment, you will be specifically connecting to the given theme of a text. Therefore, as the personal connections to text become more specific, a good understanding of how to identify the theme of a text is necessary. The ability to identify and
provide supporting evidence for a chosen theme is one of the most important concepts of this course, as it is a necessary skill for success in all English courses moving forward.
What will completing this "Identifying Theme" assignment help you to know, understand, and do?
Know - will learn how to define and recognize the characteristics of theme
Understand - will help you to understand that most written texts have themes or main messages for the audience
Do - will enable you to identify and create themes in text
Identifying Themes of Texts
As the course progresses, your knowledge and skills are also continuing to develop. So far, you have studied character and plot within short texts. Now, it
is time to learn more about themes in texts. In your Unit 1 Section 2 Short Notes, you were given some information about theme, and for your diary entry you connected to the theme or general idea that having inner courage is important. In your next
assignment, you will be specifically connecting to the given theme of a text. Therefore, as the personal connections to text become more specific, a good understanding of how to identify the theme of a text is necessary. The ability to identify and
provide supporting evidence for a chosen theme is one of the most important concepts of this course, as it is a necessary skill for success in all English courses moving forward.Step 1: Review the 2.1 Identifying Theme Rubric.
Step 2: Read this Identifying Theme Information Sheet.
Download it and save it to your ELA short note folder.
Step 3: Review this Identifying Theme Video to further support your learning about
identifying themes.
Step 4: Read "To Every Thing There Is a Season" by Alistair MacLeod on pages 300–305 of Sightlines 10.
Step 5: Download and complete the Identifying Theme Worksheet in the format of your choice.
Step 6: Save your assignment as FirstnameLastname2.1IdentifyingTheme.
Step 7: Submit your assignment in the space provided.
Know - will learn how to define and recognize the characteristics of theme
Understand - will help you to understand that most written texts have themes or main messages for the audience
Do - will enable you to identify and create themes in text