- \r\n \t
- \u00a0General Setting: the less specific and larger time and place in which a story takes place\u2014the the overall time and area.\r\n
- \r\n \t
- e.g., A story may be set in the early twenty-first century in a small town in the interior of British Columbia<\/li>\r\n \t
- e.g., Europe in between the two World Wars<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
- Specific Setting: the exact time and place in which a specific part of the story happens.\r\n
- \r\n \t
- e.g., In a scene in a story, the sisters are in their parents\u2019 car driving home after school.<\/li>\r\n \t
- e.g., at the corner between two buildings at dusk on New Year's Eve<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n
Theme<\/h1>\r\nTheme is the meaning that you<\/em> get out of a story. The theme is not given to readers directly\u2014it is something that readers must figure out on their own.\r\n
- \r\n \t
- Example: a theme of a story may be unrequited love (love for someone who doesn\u2019t return that love).<\/li>\r\n \t
- Example: The theme of a story may be overcoming great obstacles to succeed in life.<\/li>\r\n \t
- Examples: \u201clove,\u201d \u201cfamily loyalty,\u201d \u201chuman behaviour in wartime.\u201d<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nTheme is a major concept the writer wants to explore with their work. It is usually a universal, abstract idea that any person could understand.\r\n
Problems with Theme<\/h2>\r\n
- \r\n \t
- Have you ever had a hard time finding \"the theme\" in a story?<\/li>\r\n \t
- Have you ever received a poor grade on an answer or assignment about theme?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nI pose this vote to my students, and I get a lot of hands up over these questions. I have noticed that there are three main reasons why students have trouble with theme:\r\n
- \r\n \t
- Students will believe that there is \"one\" theme in a story.\r\n
- \r\n \t
- This is a problem with the wording of a question. There can, and will, be many possible themes in a story. The question may be asking what is \"the most significant theme\"\u2014a much different possibility.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
- Students may feel that they are wrong about a theme.\r\n
- \r\n \t
- As long as it is a reasonable possibility that most people could recognize, you are not \"wrong.\"<\/li>\r\n \t
- Unless you think that a major theme in \"Goldilocks and the Three Bears\" is \"interracial marriages,\" you are probably not wrong.\r\n
- \r\n \t
- But who would think that about \"Goldilocks\"? If you are thinking it, you are probably fine to explore it.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
- Students may not focus appropriately on only one theme (that they have selected as significant through their own understanding); instead, they may throw many different ideas into their assignment about the theme in a given story.\r\n
- \r\n \t
- As with any assignment, a discussion of theme needs to be unified around a\u00a0 central idea and cohesive in that it proves only that main idea.\r\n
- \r\n \t
- A theme about childhood poverty that might come out of \"The Little Match Girl\" should not include dangers of roads for children, the effects of cold upon the mind, and parent-child relationships. (Unless you will use each of those to prove that childhood poverty.)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n
\r\n Exercise<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/header>\r\n
\r\n\r\nChoose your own short story, or use a story your instructor has assigned. Use examples from the story where applicable.\r\n- \r\n \t
- What is the general setting of the story?<\/li>\r\n \t
- \u00a0Choose two scenes and describe the specific setting for each scene. (2 marks)<\/li>\r\n \t
- How much dialogue is there in this story?<\/li>\r\n \t
- Give two examples of the most frequent dialogue in the story. (2 marks)<\/li>\r\n \t
- Is there internal dialogue? Yes \/ No<\/li>\r\n \t
- What theme do you see in this story? Give a few examples of how the theme revealed itself to you. (3 marks)<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
Media Attributions<\/h3>\r\n
- \r\n \t
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<\/p>\nSetting<\/h1>\n
Setting is where the action in the story takes place. There are two main kinds of settings:<\/p>\n
- \n
- \u00a0General Setting: the less specific and larger time and place in which a story takes place\u2014the the overall time and area.\n
- \n
- e.g., A story may be set in the early twenty-first century in a small town in the interior of British Columbia<\/li>\n
- e.g., Europe in between the two World Wars<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Specific Setting: the exact time and place in which a specific part of the story happens.\n
- \n
- e.g., In a scene in a story, the sisters are in their parents\u2019 car driving home after school.<\/li>\n
- e.g., at the corner between two buildings at dusk on New Year’s Eve<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Theme<\/h1>\n
Theme is the meaning that you<\/em> get out of a story. The theme is not given to readers directly\u2014it is something that readers must figure out on their own.<\/p>\n
- \n
- Example: a theme of a story may be unrequited love (love for someone who doesn\u2019t return that love).<\/li>\n
- Example: The theme of a story may be overcoming great obstacles to succeed in life.<\/li>\n
- Examples: \u201clove,\u201d \u201cfamily loyalty,\u201d \u201chuman behaviour in wartime.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Theme is a major concept the writer wants to explore with their work. It is usually a universal, abstract idea that any person could understand.<\/p>\n
Problems with Theme<\/h2>\n
- \n
- Have you ever had a hard time finding “the theme” in a story?<\/li>\n
- Have you ever received a poor grade on an answer or assignment about theme?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
I pose this vote to my students, and I get a lot of hands up over these questions. I have noticed that there are three main reasons why students have trouble with theme:<\/p>\n
- \n
- Students will believe that there is “one” theme in a story.\n
- \n
- This is a problem with the wording of a question. There can, and will, be many possible themes in a story. The question may be asking what is “the most significant theme”\u2014a much different possibility.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Students may feel that they are wrong about a theme.\n
- \n
- As long as it is a reasonable possibility that most people could recognize, you are not “wrong.”<\/li>\n
- Unless you think that a major theme in “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” is “interracial marriages,” you are probably not wrong.\n
- \n
- But who would think that about “Goldilocks”? If you are thinking it, you are probably fine to explore it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Students may not focus appropriately on only one theme (that they have selected as significant through their own understanding); instead, they may throw many different ideas into their assignment about the theme in a given story.\n
- \n
- As with any assignment, a discussion of theme needs to be unified around a\u00a0 central idea and cohesive in that it proves only that main idea.\n
- \n
- A theme about childhood poverty that might come out of “The Little Match Girl” should not include dangers of roads for children, the effects of cold upon the mind, and parent-child relationships. (Unless you will use each of those to prove that childhood poverty.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n
\n Exercise<\/p>\n<\/header>\n
\nChoose your own short story, or use a story your instructor has assigned. Use examples from the story where applicable.<\/p>\n
- \n
- What is the general setting of the story?<\/li>\n
- \u00a0Choose two scenes and describe the specific setting for each scene. (2 marks)<\/li>\n
- How much dialogue is there in this story?<\/li>\n
- Give two examples of the most frequent dialogue in the story. (2 marks)<\/li>\n
- Is there internal dialogue? Yes \/ No<\/li>\n
- What theme do you see in this story? Give a few examples of how the theme revealed itself to you. (3 marks)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Media Attributions<\/h3>\n
- \n
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- A theme about childhood poverty that might come out of “The Little Match Girl” should not include dangers of roads for children, the effects of cold upon the mind, and parent-child relationships. (Unless you will use each of those to prove that childhood poverty.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
- As with any assignment, a discussion of theme needs to be unified around a\u00a0 central idea and cohesive in that it proves only that main idea.\n
- Students will believe that there is “one” theme in a story.\n
- \u00a0General Setting: the less specific and larger time and place in which a story takes place\u2014the the overall time and area.\n
- Movie Scenes Film Backdrop Free Photo<\/a> by McRonny<\/a> is licensed under a CC0 (Creative Commons Zero)<\/a> Licence.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","rendered":"
- A theme about childhood poverty that might come out of \"The Little Match Girl\" should not include dangers of roads for children, the effects of cold upon the mind, and parent-child relationships. (Unless you will use each of those to prove that childhood poverty.)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n
- As with any assignment, a discussion of theme needs to be unified around a\u00a0 central idea and cohesive in that it proves only that main idea.\r\n
- Students will believe that there is \"one\" theme in a story.\r\n