Theme of a story

Help students learn how to find the theme of a story by focusing your discussion around...

Upper elementary tips and resources for teaching main idea vs. theme. Includes anchor charts, sorts, and discussion questions.

copyright 2008 by Gary L. Pullman The four primary elements of fiction are plot, character, setting, and theme. Associated with most of these is a cluster of related components: plot is divisible into exposition, inciting moment, rising action, turning point, falling action, moment of final suspense, and (depending upon whether the narrative is a comedy or a tragedy) resolution or catastrophe. Of course, all plots are also derived from, and developed upon, conflict. Likewise, setting is not…

Ideas for Teaching Theme (and a couple freebies!)

A Lesson on Theme, from The Thinker Builder. Uses 'Owl Moon' to discover and explain story themes. (Includes free lesson with printables.) Reading teachers, you must check out this treasure of a blog!

The writing world has a boundless variety of themes to explore — but this story themes list offers 100+. So take a look, and take your pick.

While structure and prose are essential to a successful story, often a story’s true soul is found in a less obvious element of the writing craft; theme. Your story’s theme is rooted in more than perfectly timed story beats and fancy words, because it’s about the cohesive feel and energy of your novel. Ultimately, this theme is what makes your story feel real. #theme #novelwriting

10 Themes in Literature Anchor Posters: Studying theme helps us look deeper into the story in order to understand its meaning.

Theme can be a difficult reading concept for students to pick up. It is all too often confused with main idea. Over the years I've tried many different activities and these are the ones that helped my students learn to easily identify the theme from a story, fable or reading passage. Click thru to read these classroom tested teaching tips for teaching theme. #Theme #ReadingComprehension #UpperElementary #ElementaryTeacher

Elements of a Short Story. Plot is the sequence of events in a story. Setting is the time and place in which the action of a story occurs. Theme is the author’s message, or insight about life or human nature. A character is an individual in a literary work.