The theme of a fable is its moral. The theme of a parable is its teaching. The theme of a piece of fiction is its view about life and how people behave.
In fiction, the theme is not intended to teach or preach. In fact, it is not presented directly at all. You extract it from the characters, action, and setting that make up the story. In other words, you must figure out the theme yourself.
Write a paragraph about why your theme is important to the plot. Your post must be at least five sentences, including a topic sentence (with the theme), three supporting detail sentences (explaining more about that theme), and a closing sentence. One way you might choose to write your closing sentence would be to explain how the story could have changed, or what it would have lost, without that theme. Make sure to vary your sentence structure by including simple, complex, and/or compound sentences.
When you have completed one paragraph on your theme, write another paragraph on another theme of your choosing. Your posts should include the two paragraphs.
Students/Themes:
Mae/Weston/Annie - Wealth
Caroline/Henrik/Nina - Prejudice
Eli/Leah/Evan - Love
Lillian/Alexa/Neil - Fear
Mehana/Jessica/Kirsten - Power
Benjamin/Stewart - Pain
Adam/Benjamin Osnow - Honesty
