Exploring Themes in a Literary Text
This educational material provides warm-up activities, journal prompts, and guided reflections for students to engage in critical thinking and self-expression. Through thought-provoking prompts and in-depth analysis of specific text excerpts, students are encouraged to explore themes, characters, and emotions. The content aims to develop students' analytical skills and promote meaningful discussions in a classroom setting.
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COMMON CORE STANDARDS CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.2 Determine two or more themes or central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to produce a complex account; provide an objective summary of the text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
WARM-UP ACTIVITIES 1. The prompts will be posted at the beginning of class. 2. In your notebooks/binders write the date, page number and the prompt. 3. Write five complete sentences, demonstrating a depth of thought while using sophisticated word choices.
JOURNAL #1 PRE-READING Write about your favorite childhood toy/game.
JOURNAL #2 PRE-READING Think/Write about it: 10 sentence minimum Have you ever made a big decision or choice you regret? If you could go back in time what would you change? What would you do differently? What lessons have you learned as a result? Speak about it: Pair and share with your neighbor. Have a quiet conversation with your peer about your experience. Then have a discussion with the class. Keep topics school appropriate.
#3. PAGES 3 THROUGH 14 A man shrieks in pain crying to the universe. Panic is abrupt. What do you think these words mean?
#4 PAGES 15 THROUGH 22 Which character do you feel the sorriest for? What emotions do you actually feel for this person and why?
#5 PAGES 23 THROUGH 34 What do you do to feel better when something upsets you? If you talk to someone, who is that person?
#6 PAGES 35 THROUGH 49 Go ahead and cry, Andy. Don t be afraid of those tears. Sometimes they help to wash the soul clean. What do you think these words mean?
#7 PAGES 50 THROUGH 70 Think/Write about it: 10 sentence minimum. If you could change one thing in this world for the better, what would it be? Please explain.
#8 PAGES 50 THROUGH 70 Evaluate Andy s Poem of Hope as if you were either a psychologist, doctor, teacher, guidance counselor, or parent. What would you think and do? Please write at least 5 sentence or more.
#9 PAGES 71 THROUGH 94 What does the Christmas season mean to you? What makes you feel good about it?
#10 PAGES 95 THROUGH 109 Write a list of your ten favorite memories of times with a friend(s).
#11 PAGES 110 THROUGH 132 What are the most important characteristics of a good friend to you?
#12 PAGES 133 THROUGH 159 Can you recall when someone close to you died? How did you feel and react? If not, can you imagine how you would feel?
#13 PAGES 160 THROUGH THE END. Why are poems and stories an easy way to express emotions and feelings?
