Theme

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Theme

• La Tonya Varlack
• English Language Arts Reading
• Fifth Grade

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Purpose
Teks

• Instructional input of theme
• Instructional input of cross cultural themes
  in Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes

• 110.7 14) The student needs to increase knowledge
  of his/her own culture, the culture of others,
  and the common element of cultures. The student
  is expected to C) articulate and discuss themes
  and connections that cross cultures

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What is theme ?

• An underlying or hiddenmeaning or message of a
  story

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Themes are like revelations !
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Tricks about theme

• Sometimes you have to search for the meaning in
  characters plot
  setting
  dialogue

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Questions to ask

• What did I learn by reading this story ?
• What do I think is the theme of this story
• What evidence in the story supports the theme/
  themes ?

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Theme in action !
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The theme of war

• Sadako and her community deal with the lasting
  effects of war
• How did you feel about 9-11? How are your
  feelings similar to Sadakos ?

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Theme of Illness

• Sadako struggles with leukemia
• Do you know anyone with a chronic illness? Does
  he/ she handle it like Sadako - or differently?

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Theme of Determination

• Sadako showed determination in her relay races
  and making the cranes
• In what ways have you showed determination? How
  are they similar/ different from Sadako?

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Lets Recap !

• Theme
• Types of theme
• Tricks of theme
• Themes in Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes

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Works Cited
Coerr, Eleanor. Sadako and the Thousand Paper
Cranes. Foresman, Scott. Reading Fantastic
Voyage. Clip art licensed from the ClipArt
Gallery on DiscoverySchool.com -
http//www.school.discovery.com Audio licensed
from - http//www.freeaudioclips.com