These short stories are excellent for teaching theme in fiction. Use the accompanying writing lesson ideas to engage students. The Short Stories for Teaching Theme Bundle contains five complete short story units. You’ll find lesson plans aligned to the common core, graphic organizers, rubrics, quizzes, summaries, analysis, essay topics, and a.
Theme is the pulse of the story and if you choose correctly you will feel compelled (in a good way) to complete your story. If your theme is not compelling to you, it will certainly not be compelling to your readers. So think very carefully, not just about your themes but about how you intend exploring them. EXAMPLES OF THEMES. You might like.
Like the Sun by R.K. Narayan. STUDY. Flashcards. Learn. Write. Spell. Test. PLAY. Match. Gravity. Created by. shaugen15 TEACHER. ENGLISH 10 SCA Short Story. Terms in this set (2) Summary Sekhar, a teacher, is thinking about truth. He feels that truth is like the sun—you cannot look at it directly.. THEME: Telling the truth has consequences.