Theme &
Where you
Find It
Theme
Analysis
Introduction
Theme Analysis
Body
Theme Analysis
Conclusion
Similarities and
Differences from
5 paragraph essay
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Final
Jeopardy
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C1 $100
What is theme?
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The central idea or moral of the
story
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To find theme, what do
you find first?
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The topic
C1 $300
What is one element you
look at to find the topic?
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The Book, The Main
Character, The Symbols,
The Plot
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What is one question you
ask when looking for the
theme?
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What questions did the story make you
have? What impression did it give you? Did
the main character learn anything? Is there
deeper meaning behind the symbols? Do any
minor characters provide advice?
C1 final
The final Jeopardy Question is:
When you pick a theme,
what are some ways to
ARGUE/discuss that
theme?
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The final Jeopardy Answer is:
C1 final
-What theme does for story
-What theme makes you realize
about something in the story
(character, plot, etc.)
-What theme makes you realize
about life
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What goes first in a
theme analysis
introduction?
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Attention-getter
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What goes after the first
part?
C2 $200
3-4 sentence summary of
story
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What goes right before
the thesis?
C2 $300
3-4 sentence explanation
of theme
C2 $400
What should be the last
part of your introduction?
C2 $400
1-2 sentence thesis
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How should your thesis be
written?
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In an analytical,
argumentative way
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What is the minimum
amount of paragraphs
required?
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three
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What should each
paragraph start out with?
C3 $200
Transition statement
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How long should each
scene summary be?
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2-3 sentences maximum
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What should your
explanation of the
scene/quote reveal?
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How the scene/quote
shows the theme.
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You should pick scenes and
quotes that…
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…are the strongest examples for
your theme
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What is the first thing
the conclusion needs?
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Transition statement
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What goes after the first
part?
C4 $200
Restatement of thesis in
1-2 sentences (different
words)
C4 $300
Why should you have 3-4
sentences in your
conclusion detailing the
scenes you brought up in
the body?
C4 $300
To review your main
points.
C4 $400
Why end with 1-2
sentences to seal off the
theme analysis?
C4 $400
To leave the reader with
something to think about
regarding the story
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What is the overall idea
you want your reader to
end with?
C4 $500
A clear idea of the theme
you argued for in your
story.
C5 $100
What do both a theme
analysis and a 5
paragraph essay have at
the beginning?
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An attention getter
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What is one difference
between them in the
introduction?
C5 $200
3-4 sentence summary
and 3-4 sentence
explanation of theme
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What do both have at the
end of the introduction?
C5 $300
A 1-2 sentence thesis
C5 $400
What needs to be
restated in both, and
where?
C5 $400
Thesis; conclusion.
C5 $500
What is one thing you’d
find in a five paragraph
essay that you don’t need
in this theme analysis?
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MLA Citation 
This Jeopardy game was created by
Mrs. Rohloff
This Jeopardy template was created by Dr. Robert Pettis, Director
An Adventure of the American Mind, University of South Carolina Spartanburg