Comparing Themes

a soldier returns home from war to find things have changed in his town.

a mystery about a stolen necklace

new technology has given a main character means to travel to other planets

good vs. evil

books

movies

all the above

short stories

elaborate your opinions using text examples

back up your opinion with reasons

identify the theme they have in common

find evidence from the text to back up your claim

write the characters you read about

share your reasons why these two stories have a similar theme

talk about a movie that also shares the same theme

write about the settings of the two different stories

use sensory language to dazzle your reader

use a metaphor to drive the point home

support your reasons with details from the text

use emotion to persuade

reflecting on a story you have read

putting everyone's ideas together adding one idea on top of another

writing your ideas in a journal that you share with your teacher

listening to your teacher share her ideas about a text

try to recall the best points that you made

try to remember what everyone said

you try to find the key points in your discussion made by the group

you write down everything that is discussed

metaphors

idioms

clichés

similes

wipe your face

the first day of school

run fast

when pigs fly