Themes in literature

Writers Write is a resource for writers. This list is about the 12 most common themes in books. What is a theme? Theme is the central idea of the story. It is better if it is a full statement, with a subject and a verb. It sums up what the story shows us about the […]

Identifying themes anchor chart for 4th and 5th grade. Teaching themes in literature made easy and effective! Read how I teach theme and the theme activities I use on this post, free resource included!

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

This handout is included in the Themes in Literature Unit 71 page unit. Finding themes in literature becomes easier with practice and soon your students will be seeing themes in every book. Fun! $

Before you can think about teaching or analyzing theme, it’s essential to understand what it is (and isn't), why it’s used, and how to identify themes in a text.

Theme is such an important concept when teaching reading. Students are asked to determine the theme of a text over and over again. However, many students struggle with how to identify the theme. That's why I'm sharing some of my favorite ways to teach theme. You'll find theme lesson ideas, theme activities, and theme passage suggestions to help your students finally figure out how to find theme!

What is theme? A theme is the inferred stance taken on the topic of a story. Everything that happens within a story should reference back to a theme

Are you teaching upper elementary students how to identify the theme of a piece of literature? This blog post features FREE posters, an anchor chart idea, and five helpful tips!

Themes in literature are often varied and hidden. Sometimes you can get through an entire book and not realize what the author meant. However, this is a good basic list that you can build from. Remember that some books have multiple themes.