Theme
What is a theme?
Central idea, overall message of a story
What is a thematic subject?
an abstract idea or subject that a work of literature, film,often expressed as a single word or short phrase
What is the definition of Foreshadowing
When the author gives hints, clues on what will happen later in the story.
What is the definition of a Motiff?
A recurring image, object, phrase throughout the story
What is a metaphor?
a comparison between two unlike things that share a common characteristic.
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True or False
These are examples of thematic subjects:
Love, faithfulness, revenge, Forgiveness
False, just kidding...
TRUE
What is direct Foreshadowing
The author states something that will happen later, such as a prologue that reveals the tragic ending of a play
What motiff is used in the "Lamb of the Slaughter"?
The Lamb
What is a simile?
use the words "like" or "as" to make the comparison explicit
Provide a theme from the story, " The Lamb of the Slaughter"
Answer may vary. Left up to teacher's discretion
Give me a thematic subject from the movie, "The Box"
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Love, greed, selfishness, consequences, etc
What is indirect FS?
The author provides subtle hints through dialogue, symbolism, or description. The reader may not understand the significance of these clues until a later point in the story.
What common motif is used throughout the story, "Button Button"
The Box
I'm opened for other motifs as there are others. It's left up to the teacher's discretion to give credit
True or false
This is an example of metaphor?
Her heart was like the color of gold
False. The word like was used
So far, from the Veldt, what's the theme of the story?
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Random questions:
Who is responsible for the behavior of the children in the story, "The Veldt"
Your answer has be thought-out, clear, and concise
Their response is left up to the teacher's discretion.
How many types of Foreshadowing are there?
two
What motif is commonly used in the scary movie, "It"? What does the motif represent.
This is a two part question
the balloon is the motif
it represents danger, Pennywise is near, innocence (they can say one of these)
Create your metaphor
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In the Peter Pan clip we watched on 11/4, what was the overall message? (Theme)
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"Imagination is powerful" "If you can believe it, you can achieve it" etc
Two numbers have a product of 30 and a sum of 11. What are the two numbers?
Answer:5 and 6
Provide some examples of foreshadowing in what we've read so far "the Veldt"
Screams etc
What motif is used throughout the story, "The Veldt"
This is a tricky one. Listen to the question
The nursey
Create your simile
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