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Writing Thematic Statements
Determine a Thematic Idea: What universal idea is present in your story? Use the list of suggestions below,
but if you don’t know what a word means, skip it. (These are only suggestions- you may come up with others.)
Compassion
Competition
Courage
Family
Forgiveness
Freedom
Friendship
Happiness
Heroism
Honesty
Individuality
Justice
Kindness
Love
Loyalty
New Experiences
Trust
Wisdom
Age
Appearance vs. Reality
Beauty
Coming of Age
Death
Dreams
Duty
Experience
Escape
Identity
Journey
Obedience
Popularity
Pride
Religion
Responsibility
Power
Fate
Alienation
Betrayal
Cruelty
Despair
Disobedience
Evil
Fear
Grief
Guilt
Hardship
Loneliness
Lying
Prejudice
Rebellion
Revenge
Violence
War
Temptation
Examples of Thematic Statements:
Courage
allows people to attempt difficult tasks in their lives
Thematic Idea
statement about thematic idea
Independence
Thematic Idea
is necessary to grow up,
even when there is a chance of failing.
qualifying clause
though it can be scary at times.
statement about thematic idea
qualifying clause
Try it Together:
Thematic Idea
statement about thematic idea
qualifying clause
Thematic Statements in Books and Stories:
Model:
Work: “Priscilla and the Wimps” Thematic Idea loyalty
In
“Priscilla and the Wimps”
,
Name of Literary Work
Name of Author
Richard Peck
presents the idea that loyalty
Thematic Idea
make us do things that are out of our comfort zone
in order to help a good friend
statement about thematic idea
when
qualifying clause
Priscilla confronts the Kobra and Monk in order to protect Melvin.
example from text
Try it Together:
Work:
Thematic Idea
In
,
Name of Literary Work
presents the
Name of Author
idea that
Thematic Idea
qualifying clause
example from text
statement about thematic idea
Try it With a Friend:
Work:
Thematic Idea
In
,
Name of Literary Work
presents the
Name of Author
idea that
Thematic Idea
statement about thematic idea
qualifying clause
example from text
Try it With a Friend:
Work:
Thematic Idea
In
,
Name of Literary Work
presents the
Name of Author
idea that
Thematic Idea
statement about thematic idea
qualifying clause
example from text
Try it Alone:
Work:
Thematic Idea
In
,
Name of Literary Work
presents the
Name of Author
idea that
Thematic Idea
statement about thematic idea
qualifying clause
example from text
Try it Together:
Work:
Thematic Idea
In
,
Name of Literary Work
presents the
Name of Author
idea that
Thematic Idea
qualifying clause
example from text
statement about thematic idea