Theme Statements
HERE LIES
Marissa Bannerman
Beloved Spinster
who only wanted her students to graduate
Knowing
THEME STATEMENTS
We’re going to learn them if it kills me.
QUESTION: What is the significance of the cover of the book
Twilight?
Apple= Fruit
Forbidden
Fruit
Temptation
Adam and
Eve
=BIBLICAL
ALLUSION!
Colors=
Red= Blood,
Life,
Passion,
Power
White=
innocence,
death,
vampires’
skin!
Hands= Creation= What we do=
Black: Death,
Responsibility
darkness…
-or- an offer? Of what? Is it
dangerous? Should I take it?
_____________________. In (his/her)
(Theme Statement)
(novel/film/play) Underlined Title of Work,
(Author’s Name) tells the story of (1
sentence summary). (Restate question) is
_________________, _____________, and
1
2
_________________.
3
THEME STATEMENT:
The forbidden fruit is always the sweetest.
TAG :
Twilight, Stephenie Meyer, novel
1-SENTENCE SUMMARY:
A teenage girl risks everything when she falls in love with a
vampire.
THREE-POINT THESIS: (Restate the question and give three
examples.)
The apple and hands on the cover of Twilight are significant
because:
1. They are a biblical allusion to the garden of Eden
2. Red reminds the reader of blood
3. The apple represents temptation, which is in our hands.
The forbidden fruit is always the
Put
together:
sweetest. In her novel Twilight,
Stephenie Meyer tells the story of a
teenage girl who risks everything when
she falls in love with a vampire. The
apple and the hands on the cover of
Twilight are significant as a biblical
allusion, a visual for blood, and as a
metaphor for the theme that temptation
is in our hands.
THEME STATEMENT:
Always first. Not
about the plot.
Must relate to
SUBJECT of the
question.
1-SENTENCE
SUMMARY: Can be
snarky, but beware.
Title, Author, Genre
(TAG): Title is
Underlined
The forbidden fruit is
always the sweetest. In her
novel Twilight, Stephenie Meyer
tells the story of a teenage girl
who risks everything when she
falls in love with a vampire. The
apple and the hands on the cover
of Twilight are significant as a
biblical allusion, a visual for
blood, and as a metaphor for the
theme that temptation is in our
hands.
THESIS: RESTATE
QUESTION.
Literally. Make the
question into a
statement.
Question: How does treasure compromise your morals?
(Subjects: Morality, Greed, Character)
Theme Statement: Take all you can. Give nothing back.
Title: The Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the
Black Pearl
Author: Gore Verbinski
Genre: Film
1-Sentence Summary: Blacksmith Will Turner teams up
with eccentric pirate "Captain" Jack Sparrow to save
his love, the governor's daughter, from Jack's former
pirate allies, who are now undead.
Examples: 1. Will (breaking Jack out of jail to pursue Elizabeth)
2. The crew of The Black Pearl (and the eternal
consequence of stealing Montezuma’s gold)
3. Elizabeth (trading femininity for power)
Question: How does treasure compromise
your morals?
Take all you can. Give nothing back.
In Gore Verbinski’s film The Pirates
of the Caribbean: The Curse of the
Black Pearl, Blacksmith Will Turner
teams up with eccentric pirate
"Captain" Jack Sparrow to save his
love, the governor's daughter, from
Jack's former pirate allies, who are
now undead. Treasure
compromises the morals of Will
Turner, the crew of The Black Pearl,
and Elizabeth Swan, each who is in
pursuit of unique treasure.
Question: What does Simba learn in
Walt Disney’s film The Lion King?
Theme Statement: Life's greatest adventure
is finding your place in the Circle of Life.
1-sentence summary: Tricked into thinking
he killed his father, a guilt-ridden lion cub
flees into exile and abandons his identity
as the future King.
3 examples:
1. Value of Friendship
2. Cost of Deception
3. Futility of Guilt
Life's greatest adventure is finding
your place in the Circle of Life. Walt
Disney’s film, The Lion King, is a story
about a guilt-ridden lion cub who is tricked
into thinking he killed his father and flees
into exile and abandons his identity as the
future King. After learning the value of
Friendship, the cost of deception, and the
futility of guilt, Simba is able to take his
rightful place as King of the Jungle.
Now, RE-DO your paragraph for
the second part of the LOTR
question.
Theme Statement:
TAG:
1-sentence summary:
Example 1:
Example 2:
Example 3:
Take your favorite movie or book
and use it to answer this question:
What does the main
character learn?