Repeat after me... A THEME IS A "BIG IDEA". Theme is just one of the many things we call STORY ELEMENTS. Every subject area has its own vocabulary. In READING, when we are talking about fiction, good readers use certain words to describe STORY ELEMENTS. Here are a few you have already heard, and will probably get sick of because you will continue to hear them so much. Anyways, without further ado...
Antagonist and Protagonist
Characters
Dialogue and Dialect
Genre
Plot & Subplot
Point of View
Setting
Theme
Tone and Mood
Irony
Persona
Flashback
Foreshadowing
Style
Symbol
These vocabulary words will help you analyze your book club books over the next few weeks as we dive deeper into fiction. Let's check out this Brainpop to get a collective understanding of some of these words. You will use a few today in class as you read your books. Have fun reading!!
http://www.brainpop.com/english/writing/bookreport/
Sincerely,
C
P.S.
Getting things done is not always what is most important. There is value in allowing others to learn, even if the task is not accomplished as quickly, efficiently or effectively." - R.D. Clyde
Take your time. Do your best and forget the rest.
